A V-Health Passport has launched at UK airports to enable passengers to prove they do not have COVID-19.听
The听platform, developed by Manchester-based tech firm VST Enterprises听and based on its existing听VCode听technology, is听now听available听at John Lennon Airport in Liverpool and Newcastle Airport. It is听delivered听in conjunction with听private companies听Salutaris听People and Akea Life, which offers COVID-19 testing.听
Passengers听download听the听V–Health Passport app from the App Store or Google Play, add in their details and upload their ID such as a听driver鈥�s licence听or听passport.听
They can then book a test at one of 200-plus听clinics, at the airports themselves or at home. In the latter case, a home test kit is sent out听alongside an appointment for听a Zoom call with a听healthcare professional听to ensure it is administered correctly.听
A negative test result would then be uploaded to the person鈥檚听passport, marking them 鈥榝it to fly鈥�,听which can be scanned from some distance away by听security,听border officials听or airline staff.听
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Airlines can also set up a geofenced听VCode听for each airport gate which the passenger鈥檚 V-Health Passport can be scanned听against to log them into the system.听The same process can then take place at the destination, while the tech can be integrated into听existing CCTV cameras听for a faster flow of passengers.听听
VST says all data is听anonymised, with no personal details shared, and far more secure than QR Code technology.听
A VST spokesperson told听老九品茶Cloud听that the firm is听talking to听many airlines and airports around the world to use the听system听as听鈥渂oth barcodes and QR codes can be hacked and cause massive data breaches鈥�.听听
The company says听VCodes听cannot be cloned or faked as they work on a closed-loop system with end-to-end encryption, with more than 2.2 quintillion variations of codes that are subject to many scanning permissions.听
VST CEO Louis-James Davis (above) said chaotic scenes at Heathrow Airport last听week 鈥撎�with听breaches of听social distancing rules, altercations between passengers and border officials and passengers being refused entry to flights for holding invalid COVID-19 certificates听鈥撎�could be avoided with his firm鈥檚 tech.听听
“Both airports and the airlines need to move to a secure digital platform technology to ensure the security and faster processing of passengers to verify their COVID听status and vaccination records,鈥� he said.听听
鈥�We have that technology now and it is available for airline passengers and the airlines to download and use today.鈥�听
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