Travel and hospitality
May 17, 2021
Digital health certificates may help businesses reopen. Image credit: New York State
By Sarah Ramirez
Digital health credentials, occasionally colloquially referred to as vaccine passports, have spurred criticism, but some experts believe these certifications can speed up the economic recovery.
{"ct":"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","iv":"1b3623d449d784bf7227e9f8377e8dd3","s":"abe0f7c29d82f762"}
Share your thoughts. Click here