Covid-19: Israel brings into force vaccine passport
A young Israeli is vaccinated against Covid-19 on February 15, 2021. AP - Sebastian Scheiner
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As the vaccine campaign begins to take effect, the Israelis are preparing for a return to normality this Sunday with the reopening of shops, sports halls and cultural events which constitutes a major phase of deconfinement.
But beware: for certain activities deemed non-essential, they will have to show a white leg, or rather green.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Michel Paul
"Tav yarok", the green sticker, is in fact a sophisticated bar code and, it seems, forgery-proof that can now be downloaded from the site of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
Using a simple identity number and provided you have received the double dose of the vaccine for at least a week or have a certificate of recovery from Covid-19, you can obtain this document by email or directly to a mobile phone.
A virtual master key that should open from this Sunday the doors of sports and cultural activities and shopping centers.
And later also those of restaurants, cafes and party rooms.
Yuli Edelstein, the Israeli Minister of Health is very explicit: vaccination, he proclaims, is a moral duty.
Those who refuse it will stay behind.
A policy of stick and carrot.
The vaccination campaign continues in Israel.
After
a period of slowdown
, it starts again with a vengeance, according to experts, precisely thanks to the entry into force of the green sticker.
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