A look at the SMART Health Card, a minimal verification system that uses QR codes to check COVID-19 vaccine status, available to ~200M people in the US
The SMART Health Card is voluntary and minimal by design to protect personal information. About 80 percent of vaccinated people in the U.S. most likely have access to it. Tweets: @david_ingram , @rklau , @cendemtech , @benadida , and @hypervisible Tweets: David Ingram / @david_ingram : The U.S. now has a de facto national version of a digital vaccine card. https://www.nbcnews.com/... It happened so quietly, few people have noticed! Rick Klau / @rklau : ICYMI: “The fact that the system exists in any form is a triumph for a loose coalition of technologists, nonprofit groups and mostly Democratic states that championed the development of a digital vaccine card.” https://www.nbcnews.com/... @cendemtech : “Colorado signed on in November, followed by Connecticut & Illinois in December. On Monday, Massachusetts became 13th state to voluntarily embrace the [Covid-19 digital vaccine pass], & another 10 or so states are privately exploring the possibility:” https://www.nbcnews.com/... Ben Adida / @benadida : I called this one :) But the hard work was done by others, including @rklau and @JoshCMandel. So happy to see this. Tech can do good when done carefully. https://twitter.com/... @hypervisible : Right now, 13 states are making the “SMART Health Card” digital vaccine card system available to residents who have been vaccinated. https://www.nbcnews.com/...