Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov appreciated the prospect of using certificates of vaccination in the country. He expressed his position, answering the issues of Chinese media. The conversation is published on the Foreign Ministry website.
Lavrov said that now in this field the experience in Russia is at the formation stage and is that the one who made vaccinations can arrange a certificate of vaccination in paper and electronically. At the same time, the data is recorded in the federal register of vaccinated citizens. According to the minister, while the document only confirms that the person received the drug, was vaccinated, and is not used for other purposes.
The head of the department noted that foreign experience in the use of “vaccination passports” is studying in Russia. He stressed that in the case of the implementation of such initiatives, the principle of voluntary vaccination and an equal approach should be observed. Otherwise, this document will create dividing lines, and its presence or absence can be a reason for infringement of human rights and traveler.
Earlier, in the Russian Foreign Ministry, they said that in Russia, we were developing a draft certificate of vaccination in two languages - Russian and English. It is intended for persons whipped by Russian vaccines from coronavirus. The ministry also reported that the head office for the implementation of the assigned tasks is the Ministry of Health.