For those intending to travel to parts of Europe from Monday week, 19 July, the EU Digital Certificate will be an important piece of documentation - just like a passport.
It should allow ease of passage around Europe. Although, there may be delays at ports and airports with this new piece of travel documentation.
Keeping it on both a phone and in paper version is advised as phone batteries can die, phones can be mislaid or lost, and even paper goes missing too or is damaged.
For the Government here, it will be a big test to ensure that the roll-out of the Digital Certificate goes as smoothly as possible. What is the EU Digital Covid Certificate? The Digital Certificate is proof that a person has either been fully vaccinated against