Too late for Vaccination Certificates. PCR Tests are the solution

For Vaccination Certificates to work they need to be issued when each individual is vaccinated. Also, the Certificate needs to be in a form that cannot be copied or tampered with. In other words, RFID Cards that when scanned show certification that is written to the chip. But that is all too late now. Any talk about Vaccination Certificates relies on every individual telling the truth about whether or not they have been vaccinated - and I have serious doubts that everyone will tell the truth.

And what about anti vaccinators or those who cannot receive the vaccine? Any business has a duty of care to keep them safe and not to discriminate against them. But give them access and hope they don't infect each other?

It now seems increasingly likely that events will go for Testing prior to access for all staff, crews and visitors. This can partly be achieved by home kits sent to laboratories for analysis prior to attending an event. It takes around 12 - 24 hours to get results. A certificate is issued for those who test negative.

Airlines adopt this approach with "Fit to Fly" PCR certificates presented prior to flying. This "Fit to Fly" certificate could be used by event managers as proof of vaccination but currently these certificates are also prone to counterfeiting.

The only way to ensure all on site are genuinely vaccinated is for event and site managers set aside extra time and resources to provide PCR Testing facilities.

Wrist Marketing and Global Barcode have access to these resources but ultimately no one is sure how the safety of staff and visitors will be implemented against Covid.

This depends on rules and legislation at the time of the event but it seems to make sense to look at what resources and extra costs are involved to provide the "gold standard" PCR Test as the most effective solution, should it be required.

The current situation is not that positive. "The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has not given the green light for large-scale music events to take place in 2021. The UK government will run a number of pilot events in April, with the findings from different sectors to be used to determine whether it will be safe to lift restrictions."