Thank you for contacting me about COVID-status certification and vaccine passports.
I appreciate there are valid arguments both in favour and against the use of COVID-status certification.
The Government has been working with organisations to encourage voluntary use of the NHS COVID Pass. The NHS COVID Pass provides a way for individuals to prove vaccination status, natural immunity from Covid-19 or a negative test result. Over 200 events and venues have already used the NHS COVID Pass as a condition of entry including at Premier League matches, Reading and Leeds Festivals and the BBC Proms.
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