The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) has put its support behind the creation of an international digital vaccine passport or Yellow Card that can verify details of a person’s vaccination for COVID-19 and would assist overseas travellers returning home.

It has also called for agreement on a global standard to record vaccination status to avoid interoperability challenges as international borders open up.

A number of groups around the world are working on developing digital records of vaccination that can be recognised by other countries but there are fears they are not talking to each other.