A broad coalition of health and technology leaders announced the creation of the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), according to Businesswire release. The initiative will empower individuals with digital access to their vaccination records based on open, interoperable standards.
- VCI aims to empower individuals to obtain an encrypted digital copy of their immunization credentials to store in a digital wallet of their choice while protecting their data privacy.
- Individuals without smartphones could receive paper printed with QR codes containing W3C verifiable credentials.
- “A secure, convenient solution to verify COVID-19 vaccination will play an important role in accelerating a healthy and safe return to work, school, and life in general”- Joan Harvey, President of Care Solutions at Evernorth.
- The Vaccination Credential Initiative has already created an informational website at vaccinationcredential.org for more information.
VCI coalition partners include CARIN Alliance, Cerner, Change Healthcare, The Commons Project Foundation, Epic, Evernorth, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, MITRE, Oracle, Safe Health, and Salesforce.
