The Makati City government has harnessed cutting-edge technology that would help ensure a tamper-proof verification of vaccination cards in preparation for the full-blast rollout of the city’s vaccination program.
Makati Mayor Abigail Binay said the Covid-19 vaccination card has unique security features that make it ideal for use as a vaccine passport by fully-vaccinated residents and employees in traveling to places outside Metro Manila.
“The Makati Covid-19 vaccination card has a QR code that establishments and medical facilities can scan to see a person’s vaccination status and for contact tracing purposes,” Binay said on Thursday.
The mayor added that the security features embedded in the city-issued vaccination cards make them highly reliable as a vaccine passport.
“For good measure, we added a holographic sticker with a unique code that cannot be replicated or forged. It only becomes visible under blue light,” she explained.
Game changer
Binay said the city government had recognized early on the potential of the card as a game changer through the easing travel restrictions and promoting freedom of movement of fully vaccinated individuals.
“We knew from the start that Covid-19 vaccination cards would become an essential part of our daily lives,” Binay said.
She added: “We wanted to do it right the first time, so we came up with a card that is both functional and reliable.”
“I can assure you that you need not worry when a Makatizen, that is a resident or an employee of a Makati-based company or establishment, bearing our vaccination card visits your place,” she said.