Key information for ‘Vaccination passports’
- Access via NHS app from May 17th
- Register on NHS app now (guide below)
- Contact 119 if need a letter for foreign travel
Please Do NOT contact your GP
Quick guide to register NHS app: https://youtu.be/Q0SCcLtw8JA
You can access your COVID-19 vaccination status through the free NHS App from 17 May. You can access the app through mobile devices such as a smartphone or by tablet. Proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will be shown within the NHS App. We recommend that you register with the app before booking international travel.
If you do not have access to a smartphone and know that the country you are travelling to requires COVID-19 vaccination status, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine. We expect the letter to take up to 5 days to reach you.
Please do not contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. They cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status.
CONCERNS REGARDING VACCINE BATCHES OF COVISHIELD.
Q&A
Is my vaccine Covishield?
No Covishield vaccines have been administered in the UK. All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the NHS Covid Pass as Vaxzevria. The European Medicines Agency has authorised this vaccine and the Government is confident travel will not be affected.
What is the NHS Covid Pass?
The NHS COVID Pass is a new product name which refers to the digital version of individuals’ proof of Covid-19 vaccine status which has been available for international travel since May.
This can be accessed via the existing NHS App, the downloadable version accessed through NHS.net and the letter which can be requested by calling 119 in England. A paper-based solution is available now for those living in Scotland, Wales and from July in Northern Ireland.
This is not to be confused with the NHS Covid-19 App.
Is the vaccine I was given affected?
All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the NHS Covid Pass as Vaxzevria. The European Medicines Agency has authorised this vaccine and the Government is confident travel will not be affected.
The batch number I have is the same as those listed in the press
All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the NHS Covid Pass as Vaxzevria. The European Medicines Agency has authorised this vaccine and the Government is confident travel will not be affected.
All vaccine doses administered in the UK have been subject to rigorous safety and quality checks, including individual batch testing and physical site inspections by the medicine’s regulator MHRA.
What is the EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate?
This is currently for EU citizens only, or third country nationals legally staying or resident in the EU.