Fully vaccinated people will begin receiving their EU Digital Covid Certificates from today. One million certs issued via email will be sent to people who were vaccinated via the Health Service Executive portal, while another million will be posted to those who were vaccinated in other settings, such as at their GP, and should arrive by the end of this week.
The certificates have a QR code which contains encrypted data on a person's vaccination status obtained from the HSE. Those who have recovered from Covid-19 in the past six months can apply for a Certificate of Recovery from a dedicated helpline, which Minister of State Ossian Smith said he hopes will be operational by 19 July.