Deutsche Telekom to build global COVID vaccine verification app for WHO


FILE PHOTO A logo of the World Health Organization WHO is seen before a news conference in Geneva Switzerland June 25 2020. REUTERSDenis Balibouse

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the World Health Organization (WHO), is seen before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

BERLIN (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has signed a contract with Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to build a software solution for global electronic verification of coronavirus vaccination certificates, the telecoms company said.

The QR code-based software solution will be used for other vaccinations as well, such as polio or yellow fever, T-Systems said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the WHO would support its 194 member states in building national and regional verification technology.

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