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Aug 9, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

The vax cards from the Cambodian government are actual printed plastic cards, with my photo on, and honestly looks more professional than my work permit. There's also a digital component. It probably has excessive information on it, but at least no one is running around selling fakes, which is the main problem with paper, I think. (As for why you would buy a fake one when the real ones are free...)

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Aug 8, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

Oddly enough my next email following Couchfish was this from Action Fraud in the U.K. warning of scams

“Action Fraud has received over 700 reports from members of the public about fake emails purporting to be from the NHS. The emails claim to be able to provide people with a “digital passport” that “proves you have been vaccinated against COVID-19”. These emails are fake, and the links within them lead to genuine-looking websites that steal your personal and financial information.

How to protect yourself:

In the UK, coronavirus vaccines will only be available via the National Health Services of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. You can be contacted by the NHS, your employer, a GP surgery or pharmacy local to you, to receive your vaccine. Remember, the vaccine is free of charge. At no point will you be asked to pay.

The NHS will never ask you for your bank account or card details.

The NHS will never ask you for your PIN or banking passwords.

The NHS will never arrive unannounced at your home to administer the vaccine.

The NHS will never ask you to prove your identity by sending copies of personal documents such as your passport, driving licence, bills or pay slips.

Your vaccination status can be obtained for free through the official NHS app, NHS website, or by calling the NHS on 119.”

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Aug 8, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

Perhaps because of mick j or some who posted about doing this a few months ago I too asked the surgery to add the Covid jabs to my “travel vaccination record documentation “ but I very much doubt that most authorities will accept it and I will need more

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Aug 7, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

This prompted me to find my Yellow Book, of which I have two older ones. Now to find out if my immunizations can be transferred easily or at all to the latest format version.

Also, why does the digital version have to be based on blockchain? This is controversial at best.

Really what you want is a robust discussion maybe starting a year ago when we all knew the need for vax proof was likely. Then, later, we could judge based on developed pro/con arguments.

Instead, we're left with discussing it here and similar places in abstraction from wherever the authorities are hashing this out. Not a way to run a railroad, but then just about every policy decision hasn't been great.

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Aug 7, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

Yes! Which is why I got my medics to put my covid vax entries in my ‘yellow book’.

Looking at the entries though, they do look relatively easy to copy for those who are stupid enough to try to avoid vaccination.

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