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Travelers are used to having their tickets scanned before they board an airplane. In the near future, flight attendants may also ask to scan your vaccine passport, a digital record of whether you’ve been inoculated against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Vaccine passports are gaining traction as a way to facilitate the return of individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 to restricted spaces, such as public transportation, work locations and even countries. Organizations are forging ahead with digital solutions to reopen economies and travel routes — but without a global standard Given that it’s likely to take more than a year before vaccine distribution and administration reaches most of the world population, passports are a critical tool for increasing economic activity without risking a new wave of infection. Executive Accelerate Enterprise Digital Investments During COVID-19 Prioritize digital business efforts to be future-ready Download Research “The World Health Organization first established vaccine certification standards for yellow fever in 1933, and has issued paper medical passports in some form ever since,” says Donna Medeiros, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner. “Now, organizations are forging ahead with digital solutions to reopen economies and travel routes — but without a global standard to guide them.” Key players in
