Full list of events where vaccine passports will be required in Scotland from next month

The Scottish Government has revealed a list of places where Scots will be required to show their vaccine certification before entering from next month.

MSPs yesterday voted in favour of the so-called vaccine passports, which will come into effect from October 1.

This means Scots will be required to show their Covid vaccine status when entering the likes of nightclubs and football stadiums.

Staff at these venues will be legally required to seek proof of both jabs before people are allowed to enter.

Proof of both jabs will need to be shown before entering venues such as nightclubs from October 1 (PA)

Vaccination certificates will be able to download on the NHS Scotland Covid Status smartphone app or through a paper copy.

It is hoped the measure will help prevent the spread of the virus amid a recent spike of infection across the country.

Under 18s and adults who are ineligible for the jab will be exempt from the new rules.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said: “We must do all we can to stem the rise in cases and vaccine certification will form part of a range measures which can help us to do this.

"It will only be used in certain higher risk settings and we hope this will allow businesses to remain open and prevent any further restrictions as we head into autumn and winter.

"We do not want to re-impose any of the restrictions that have been in place for much of this year as we all know how much harm they have caused to businesses, to education and to people’s general well-being. But we must stem the rise in cases.

"We want to ensure that as many people get vaccinated as possible and particularly to increase uptake in the younger age cohort, so anything that helps to incentivise that is helpful.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf hopes that the new legal requirement will help slow the spread of Covid infections (Getty Images)

"I urge anyone over 16 to get vaccinated at their local drop-in clinic or through NHS Inform.

“Public behaviour, including key protective measures like face coverings, physical distancing, hand washing and isolating when necessary, continues to play a vital role in reducing the prevalence of the virus and helping us to emerge from the pandemic.”

Proof of vaccination will be required from October 1 to enter:

• nightclubs
• adult entertainment venues
• unseated indoor live events, with more than 500 people in the audience
• unseated outdoor live events, with more than 4,000 people in the audience
• any event, of any nature, which has more than 10,000 people in attendance