EU links UAE to European Digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate system - GulfToday

EU links UAE to European Digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate system

  • 11 Dec 2021

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The European Union announced that the UAE is now linked to its Covid-19 digital certificate system on Saturday.

The EU officials said on Twitter that the Emirati digital vaccine certificates have become equivalent to vaccine certificates in Europe, which will facilitate travel between the UAE and the European Union.

The authorities pointed out that the UAE is one of the first countries in the Middle East and North Africa to achieve this.

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