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Australia’s vaccine certificate system can’t recognise people with mixed Covid jabs as fully vaccinated
Flaw in Australian Immunisation Register means only someone who has received the same type of vaccine for both doses is issued a digital certificate
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The system that underpins Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine certificate system cannot recognise anyone with mixed doses as fully vaccinated, prompting further concerns about the mooted move to vaccine passports and conditional reopening.
The Guardian has received multiple reports from individuals who have been unable to obtain a digital vaccination certificate after they acted on medical advice and switched from AstraZeneca to Pfizer for their second dose.
Read the original article at The Guardian