Health publishes guidelines to prove vaccination against covid-19
The Ministry of Health created a hotsite to guide Brazilians who need to prove their vaccination against covid-19. The information was given this Friday (10) during a press conference. At the address , it is possible to obtain all the information needed to prove vaccination until the Ministry of Health's systems are re-established.
At the moment, digital proof is unavailable due to a hacker attack on the ministry 's website and the ConnectSUS application, which provides the National Certificate of Vaccination against covid-19, this morning.
The Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Health (MS), Rodrigo Cruz, advanced the possibilities of proof of immunization: the physical version of the vaccination card, which remains valid; the duplicate of the card, which can be requested at the health unit where the vaccination was carried out; municipalities that have their own base can issue certificates (the hotsite lists which states have this system). Finally, the executive secretary said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) will send countries requesting the requested certificate to accept the vaccination card.
Rodrigo Cruz recalled that the ordinance with rules for entry into Brazil, which established the presentation of the vaccination certificate and quarantine, has been postponed for a week . “In order not to harm Brazilians abroad, we decided to postpone the ordinance”, he said. According to him, there may be Brazilians or foreigners residing in Brazil who are abroad and have not downloaded the certificate.
The executive secretary reiterated that investigations are being conducted by the Federal Police (PF) and the Institutional Security Office (GSI) and that the government is backing up vaccination data. There is still no estimate of when the system will return to work.
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
