The European Union intends to set up a common Covid-19 certificate system in the next three months, a EU official said on Thursday.
The European Commission is working on a Covid-19 data system to be introduced throughout the bloc and it is expected to be operational three months from now, according to president of the EU's executive body, Ursula von der Leyen.
The database will connect the national systems of European countries by providing uniform content on when and which vaccine has been given to citizens, she said at a news conference after the first day of a virtual EU leaders’ summit on new challenges of the pandemic.
The EU system will not discriminate against those who opt against vaccination, Von der Leyen also noted.
EU leaders will decide in the upcoming months if they want to enforce the use of the certificates for travel within the bloc.
