Mon Feb 7, 2022 – 10:16 am EST
BRUSSELS, Belgium (LifeSiteNews) — The European Commission has announced it intends to extend use of the Digital COVID Certificate until June 30, 2023, at the earliest, despite previously agreeing it would cease functioning at the end of June 2022.
The vaccine passport verifies the holder’s COVID vaccination and recovery status, or whether they have tested negative as unvaccinated international travelers, and has been used to exclude those who refuse the vaccine from various public settings and thus to push citizens of the 27-country bloc towards taking the experimental shot.
A press release from the European Commission on Thursday claimed the extension until the middle of 2023 was necessary because “at this stage it is not possible to determine the impact of a possible increase in infections in the second half of 2022 or of the emergence of new variants.”
“Extending the (legislative) Regulation will ensure that travelers can continue using their EU Digital COVID Certificate when travelling in the EU where Member States maintain certain public health measures,” the statement continued.
“The Commission is adopting the proposal today to make sure the European Parliament and the Council can conclude
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