Rather than putting in place a vaccination passport to regain a normal life, Jean-Pierre Mas, president of Travel Companies, proposes the establishment of a "health certificate", which would also integrate PCR and antigen tests.

He explains his idea at the microphone of Europe 1, Saturday morning.

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Do you need to set up a vaccination passport?

This idea, which has gained ground in Europe, could be a way to quickly resume a normal life, more than a year after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Certainly not", responds Jean-Pierre Mas, president of Travel Companies, at the microphone of Europe 1. Its sector, tourism, could however benefit from this measure.

But he pleads instead for the establishment of a "health certificate", which would include, in addition to the vaccine, PCR tests and antigenic tests.

"This will allow us to see if we meet the varying requirements of each country, since all countries do not have the same requirements."

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Include vaccines and tests in this certificate

What might this certificate look like?

Jean-Pierre Mas pleads for it to be dematerialized and in the form of a QR code, in order to avoid falsifications as much as possible.

"If you want to come to France, you are not asked to be vaccinated. If you come from a European country, you are asked to have a PCR test," he recalls.

It also denies any idea of ​​excluding part of the population, which does not yet have access to the vaccine.

"On this health certificate that we want, there would be both vaccines and tests. And there is no sorting, since everyone in France has the opportunity to perform a PCR test for free."

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In Israel, many places will reopen this weekend to people who have been vaccinated.

But the example is not necessarily to follow for the moment, continues Jean-Pierre Mas.

"Today, if we open the gyms for vaccinated people, there will only be the elderly and nurses. This is not a very good solution," he explains.

"But on the other hand, one could imagine, even if it is not my responsibility or my domain, that to enter a restaurant, the restaurateur requires that the customer presents either a negative PCR test, or a certificate of vaccination. It is quite possible, ”he assures us.