Edelstein confirms: Coronavirus 'green passports' on their way
Two weeks after receiving a second coronavirus vaccine shot, a person who was vaccinated will receive a green passport.
A nurse carries China's Sinovac vaccine, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sao Lucas Hospital of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), in Porto Alegre, Brazil(photo credit: REUTERS/DIEGO VARA)ByHANNAH BROWNHealth Minister Yuli Edelstein confirmed on Wednesday that coronavirus green passports are on their way."Two weeks after the second shot, a person who was vaccinated will receive a green passport," he said during a Labor, Welfare and Health Committee meeting on Wednesday, speaking of the document which is intended to prove that its holder has been vaccinated and will give those who have it certain benefits and freedoms.Edelstein said that while he could not yet give all the details of how the passports would work, he could confirm that "it will free people from isolation [requirement]" and it would "allow [people] to enter places that will still be restricted to other populations.""It will be a difficult logistical operation," he added.MK Ophir Sofer said that the green passport would be an excellent tool for encouraging the population to get vaccinated.This is a developing story.See more onYuli Edelstein|Ofer CassifRECOMMENDED STORIESAt least 70 wounded, two killed after four rounds of Iranian attack slam IsraelJUNE 12, 2025Israel trying to persuade US to join in continuing strikes on Iran, sources tell 'Post'JUNE 13, 2025Vacation ruse, phantom trip, hostage decoy: How Israel misled Tehran before Iran strikeJUNE 13, 2025Mossad leads series of secret attack operations in heart of IranJUNE 13, 2025