Makati Mayor Abby Binay said today (July 8) the COVID-19 vaccination card has unique security features that make it ideal for use as a vaccine passport by fully-vaccinated residents and employees traveling to places outside Metro Manila.
The mayor said the city government applied technology to make the card tamper-proof and impossible to replicate, as part of advance preparations for the nationwide vaccine rollout that began last March.
“The Makati COVID-19 vaccination card has a QR code that establishments and medical facilities can scan to see a person’s vaccination status and for contact tracing purposes,” Mayor Abby said.
“For good measure, we added a holographic sticker with a unique code that cannot be replicated or forged. It only becomes visible under blue light,” she explained.
Mayor Abby said the city government recognized early on the potential of the card as a game-changer through easing travel restrictions and promoting freedom of movement of fully vaccinated individuals.
“We knew from the start that COVID-19 vaccination cards would become an essential part of our daily lives. We wanted to do it right the first time, so we came up with a card that is both functional and reliable,” she said.
The mayor said the security features embedded in the city-issued vaccination cards make them highly reliable as a vaccine passport.
“I can assure you that you need not worry when a Makatizen, that is a resident or an employee of a Makati-based company or establishment, bearing our vaccination card visits your place,” she said. (Makati LGU) – jlo