Their availability will be a condition for traveling across Europe.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says COVID-19 vaccine certificates in Ukraine will be launched simultaneously with Europe.
"The European Union is at the final stage of agreeing on this document. Its availability will be a prerequisite for traveling across Europe, and therefore Ukraine acts in sync with European partners. The launch of our digital certificates is scheduled for early July," he said at a government meeting on Wednesday, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
In late March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the need to develop a COVID-19 vaccine certification system for Ukrainians. He stressed such passports had already being developed by many countries that were actively working to create herd immunity against the coronavirus.
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In April 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers said Ukraine had agreed with the European Commission on cooperation on the compatibility the COVID-19 vaccine certificates. In particular, the digital certificate will confirm that a person has been vaccinated, recovered and tested for the coronavirus.