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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
Vaccination cards? In which century do you think we're living? We got apps for that.. with QR codes that can be scanned, to be double checked against government databases. Which can be updated, should a booster shot become necessary (and show validation dates, which can be shifted, if there is more knowledge about how long vaccinations stay powerful enough, or new variants require booster shots sooner)

In fact, we had plenty of issues with Americans bringing their "vaccination cards", which looked so amateurish, and couldn't be verified at all, when we opened our borders to you much earlier.
What makes you think that a “lowly” American border control agent is able to scan a “hip” European QR code? <sarcasm>
Are the US CBP connected to the Eurpean DB where they can get vaccinations status verified? The airlines at their European departure points can verify it I’m sure, but not sure if they can verify it on this side of Atlantic. Anyone know?
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