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Italian green pass, how will it work? Hypotheses and uncertainties

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Italian green pass, how will it work? Hypotheses and uncertainties

What is known about the pass that will allow you to move from territories that are in different risk ranges. Facts, rumors and insights

In Israel it is called the " Green Pass " and allows those who are vaccinated or who have been sick with covid-19 and are cured to be able to take part in theatrical performances, to go to the cinema, to the discotheque and to the stadium. The Italian government is studying something similar, but limited to movements between Regions, to prevent the reopening of April 26 from turning into the free all of last year.

The Italian anticovid passport 

The Italian pass, which could be introduced by the decree that will come into force after April 30 , will allow you to move not only between Regions of different colors but also between territories that are in different risk ranges . On the other hand, to move between Regions in the yellow band, no document will be needed but the movements must be accompanied by self-certification. The pass, as reported by La Stampa , could initially be paper (and then switch to a digital form) and will alternatively certify that the citizen has completed the vaccination cycle (with double dose), is cured of covid-19 for at least six months or has undergone a molecular or rapid swab in the previous 48 hours (this is the most likely time frame, although it has not yet been officially defined).

Green Pass: how it works

As written in the Corriere della Sera, the functioning of the anticovid passport is being examined by the executive. There are two options on the table: a card , or an app with a QR code to show or print. The first may be easier to use for the elderly , the second more convenient for the younger population. The crux is how to merge all the data (vaccination performed, recovery or swab) in a single "pass". One of the ideas is to use the platform made available by Poste and used by various Regions to book vaccinations. It will be the Regions, the treating doctors, the analysis laboratories and the pharmacies that manage the health data of citizens who will have to enter the data useful for issuing the pass. You can also rely on pharmacies, post offices, doctors' offices and ASL to collect the card. 

The idea of ​​the screening of the CTS 

The idea was submitted to the Scientific Technical Committee: the experts, who evaluate it favorably, have some doubts about the practicality of the paper tool. As Il Messaggero wrote it should work more or less like this: a citizen swabs in a structure accredited by the Ministry of Health and this releases, with the document certifying its negativity to Sars-Cov2, also a QR code (i.e. a code two-dimensional and unique bar) valid for 48 or 72 hours. The code will then be scanned by those who control the entrance to a room, and in the event of a green light it will allow access. 

Rezza: "We are working on it, even at a European level"

Giovanni Rezza, general director of Prevention at the Ministry of Health, speaks to the Republic of it as a precious tool. "As is known, it is given to those who have had the disease, have had a vaccine or a test a few days ago – says Rezza -. The problem is that anyone who has been sick or vaccinated cannot be said to be completely immune. For this the pass is certainly precious but when most people are vaccinated. After all, even those who have had the administrations are given the same recommendations as those who have not had them, that is, distance and mask. The British do it too ”.

The Community Green Pass

The Italian document should closely recall the EU “ Green pass ”, the document that will facilitate circulation within the EU, avoiding quarantine or testing . The certificate is designed to boost tourism within the EU next summer. Those who are vaccinated against covid-19, have tested negative or are cured, will be able to obtain it. The certificate should be available from June after the green light from the Council and the European Parliament. It will be free, in digital or paper format available and will feature a QR code that will guarantee its authenticity.

The necessary digitization 

The risk of not proceeding immediately with the digitization of the Italian Green pass is to expose oneself to falsifications. It has already happened in Israel , which boasts one of the healthcare systems with the highest level of digitalisation in the healthcare sector. Digitizing the practice, bringing everything back to a smartphone app would be safer for everyone . The creation of an archive of sensitive information, however, would call into question the Guarantor for privacy who will certainly ask for reassurance on the anonymity of users. The pass could rely on Immuni's IT structure . "It could have a future usefulness in terms of vaccination passport," said the new minister for technological innovation and digital transition Vittorio Colao in a hearing in the Chamber. An alternative is the AppIo, the application with which we are trying to digitize the public administration. However, Tim , Leonardo , Eni and Poste Italiane have already come forward to build a new app dedicated to the Green pass. 

The tweet of the jurist Azzollini

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/green-pass-italiano-come-funzionera-ipotesi-e-incertezze/ on Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:08:43 +0000.