immunization passport

noun

A document that tracks an individual's vaccinations, particularly for children.

Meanings

nounimmunization passport (plural immunization passports)

plural immunization passports

  1. A document that tracks an individual's vaccinations, particularly for children.

    With regard to healthcare we are thinking about additional data for a capitation system in primary health care, data for electronic prescription, immunization passport, characteristics on health care provided by physicians, etc.

    1997, Laurens van den Broek, editor, Health Cards '97, IOS Press, →ISBN, page 69; republished as Annet J. Sikkel, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
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    IMMUNIZATION PASSPORT URGED STATEWIDE - CNA members have been asked by the State Department of Health Services to join in a campaign to familiarize parents, and all health providers with a new standardized California Immunization Passport.

    1979, California Nurse, volume 74, California Nurses Association, page 21

    A vaccination passport (also known as “vaccination certificate,” “immunization passport,” or “digital health pass”) is a document that provides proof of vaccination and certifies that the holder is protected from illness.

    2021 July 22, Khan Sharun et al., “COVID-19 vaccination passport: prospects, scientific feasibility, and ethical concerns”, in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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