Nicola Sturgeon has suggested that there could be an extension of the covid passport scheme as she confirmed that having a third booster jab will become the definition of being full vaccinated.
The First Minister told MSPs that as the country prepared to open up hospitality venues to larger crowds “it will be necessary to consider again if extending the scope of covid certification to other venues might be a necessary protection”.
In her covid update, Sturgeon said: “To be clear, we have not yet taken any decisions on this and it will require careful judgment. But I want to be clear to parliament today that it is something we feel bound to give appropriate consideration to.”
People over the age of 18 currently need to show, if asked, that they have had both doses of the vaccine before they are allowed entry to certain events like nightclubs and entertainment venues.
The FM also said that from Monday the requirement to be ‘fully vaccinated’ for the purposes of covid certification will include having a booster if the second dose was more than four months ago.
Organisers of large events of 1000 or more people should check the certification status of at least 50 per cent of attendees, rather than the current 20 per cent or at least 1,000 people - whichever figure is higher.
She said that the NHS Scotland Covid status app for domestic use will be updated from Thursday so that its QR code includes evidence of booster vaccination.
She added: “It will also be possible to order updated paper and PDF copies of vaccination status, which are now valid for three months.
"And it will still be possible to gain admission to events and venues covered by the certification scheme by providing proof of a recent negative lateral flow test.”
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