Coronavirus vaccine: in Uruguay, they assess the creation of a green pass to activate the economy

In an attempt to copy a model that worked on Israel, a country that has now enabled its citizens to walk the streets without a mask thanks to the success of the vaccination campaign against coronavirus, in Uruguay, they are studying the possibility of creating a green pass which allows people who have already received doses to circulate in more spaces, restricted activities to avoid contagion and thus activate the economy.

According to an article published by The country, the Uruguayan business sector, to a greater extent the hospitality and gastronomy sector, welcomes the initiative, as do various municipalities of the departments which depend heavily on tourism. “Several lawmakers in the ruling party are paying attention to the issue and even Colorado MP Felipe Schipani introduced a bill that regulates the right of admission in health emergencies, ”the newspaper said.

How is the green pass analyzed by Uruguay?

It is a certificate that is carried on the mobile phone, in which the immunization data of each person is recorded. A way to show that we are already here protected against Covid-19 and that for this reason he can, for example, have lunch in a restaurant or stay in a hotel or go to the cinema or the theater or to a mass or a party. A pass to gradually return to the routine before.

Although it is true that the time in which Uruguay is living is the worst since the start of the pandemic, yesterday the nation was among the five with the most deaths per million inhabitants over the past seven days according to the Our World in Data website, the speed with which the inoculation progresses (almost 30% of the population has already received a dose) gives rise to hope.

Although Luis Lacalle Puo’s government has yet to make an official statement on the matter, Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio says the executive is studying the experiences of other countries to better understand the mechanism and its consequences. results. “It is being studied by Public Health and the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group and we will too”, Said Monzeglio.

For its part, the scientific group which advises the presidency assured that if the possibility of having a green pass has not yet been studied in depth, it is viable. “Applicable is, you must see the ethical issues”, said one of the group members.

Likewise, the Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society has indicated that the activation of this system “is perfectly possible” and said that the program team Salud.uy is already working on the issue on his own. “But we don’t make decisions. If the government asks for it, we can implement it, ”said an agency source.

Besides Israel, the green card has been implemented in different ways in countries such as Denmark, who installed the “Corona pass”, and the UK, where a health passport was advertised to attend soccer matches and indoor events.

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