Q&A

Pilots are the real-world application of our tools, guided by specific implementation plans. Their main purpose is to test the robustness of, and refine the plans so that they can be confidently adopted and deployed in different European Union Member

The EVC (European Vaccination Card) is a personal record and not a regulatory document. It is designed to help individuals keep track of their vaccinations for their own health and continuity of care. Entry requirements for countries are determined by

The European Vaccination Card (EVC) is a personal document that keeps track of all administered vaccines for continuity of care. It is owned and managed by you, ensuring you have a complete record of your vaccinations for your own health

Yes. Both our pilot projects and the European Vaccination Card (EVC) have been designed to be entirely voluntary for citizens. The EVC is a digital version of a paper-based vaccination card, allowing individuals to own and manage their vaccination data.

Yes. Between March and May 2021, a European citizen consultation regarding the European Vaccination Card was conducted as part of a European Commission project. A total of 78,000 citizens from ten European countries participated in this survey. They were asked

A European Vaccination Card aims to ensure continuity of care. Continuity of care meansproviding consistent and high-quality medical care over time, even when a person seesdifferent doctors or visits different hospitals. This involves keeping important healthinformation, like medical records or

Whether you are traveling within your own country or heading abroad, having a European Vaccination Card (EVC) would make it easy to keep your vaccination records with you in different administrative regions. You could carry your EVC either as a

EUVABECO is currently developing implementation plans to guide countries in setting up a European Vaccination Card (EVC). These plans will explain all the technical details and stepsneeded to set up the EVC. Once the European Vaccination Card (EVC) is implemented,

No, you do not need to apply for an European Vaccination Card (EVC) to travel in the EU. The EVC is:

In December 2018, the European Council recommended creating a common vaccination card for all EU countries (recommendation 2018/C 466/01). From January 2020 to December 2021, a project was conducted to explore whether a European Vaccination Card was feasible. This project

The European Vaccination Card (EVC) is designed to be simple, secure, and compact, ensuring your privacy is protected and that it complies with data protection laws like the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EVC, which EUVABECO is testing

EUVABECO will release draft implementation plans by the end of October 2024, and they will be publicly accessible on this website. There are five implementation plans, one for each of the tools EUVABECO is implementing in pilot projects: the Clinical

EUVABECO provides guidelines for data linkage, but the actual process is managed locally by organizations in selected pilot countries in accordance with their national laws and privacy regulations. The specific data linked varies by pilots, depending on legal frameworks and database accessibility. EUVABECO does

It is important to note that no personal health data will be shared between EUVABECO partners, as part of the pilot tests carried out for EUVABECO. If data is collected during the pilots, it will be voluntary with participants’ informed consent. EUVABECO follows the European