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| Norway to introduce Covid-19 vaccine certificates to attend events, before EU-compatible version rolled out | Norway to introduce Covid-19 vaccine certificates to attend events, before EU-compatible version rolled out |
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| The Norwegian prime minister has said the country will bring in Covid vaccine passports, which will allow holders to attend events before the government brings in EU-compliant certificates later that month. | The Norwegian prime minister has said the country will bring in Covid vaccine passports, which will allow holders to attend events before the government brings in EU-compliant certificates later that month. |
| “With such a certificate, we can … open our society more, and quicker,” Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a news conference on Wednesday, adding that the plan was to introduce the scheme in early June. | “With such a certificate, we can … open our society more, and quicker,” Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a news conference on Wednesday, adding that the plan was to introduce the scheme in early June. |
| “Here in Norway, we envisage that it can be used for public events, cruises, and package tours,” Solberg was quoted as saying by local media. | “Here in Norway, we envisage that it can be used for public events, cruises, and package tours,” Solberg was quoted as saying by local media. |
| She said the government wanted to use the Covid-19 passport for more purposes than those that had been recommended by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, and a proposal for consultation had been launched on Wednesday. | She said the government wanted to use the Covid-19 passport for more purposes than those that had been recommended by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, and a proposal for consultation had been launched on Wednesday. |
| The PM noted that another vaccine passport, compatible with the EU’s scheme, would be rolled out in late June. The country is not part of the 27-nation bloc, but participates in the Schengen travel zone. | The PM noted that another vaccine passport, compatible with the EU’s scheme, would be rolled out in late June. The country is not part of the 27-nation bloc, but participates in the Schengen travel zone. |
| To date, only a quarter of the total population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, with just 6.8% receiving two doses. As a result, it is likely that most people will not benefit from the scheme when it is launched. | To date, only a quarter of the total population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, with just 6.8% receiving two doses. As a result, it is likely that most people will not benefit from the scheme when it is launched. |
| Norway’s immigrant population has reportedly been especially hesitant to get vaccinated. Asked by a journalist about this, the prime minister said it was important that everyone was inoculated to protect themselves and others in society. | Norway’s immigrant population has reportedly been especially hesitant to get vaccinated. Asked by a journalist about this, the prime minister said it was important that everyone was inoculated to protect themselves and others in society. |
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