Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and the director general of the Ministry of Health, Professor Hezi Levy, held a press conference today (Thursday), during which they explained how Israeli citizens can issue the green badge.
The Ministry of Health presents: This is how you will issue the green passport // Photo: GPO
Edelstein said: “There is and will not be a duty of vaccination or personal sanctions against those who are not vaccinated. This is a great privilege given to us and we will preserve public health.”
The Minister of Health added: “We are presenting a huge line for vaccinators. The first step back to the almost normal life – if the government approves it in regulations, it can already be said that vaccinators and recoverers can go to gyms, theaters, hotels, concerts and synagogues registered as users. His green daughter. “
“Soon there will be workplaces where people who work with an audience on a regular basis will be either vaccinated or will have to undergo tests every 48 hours. It is our duty to maintain public health. Unfortunately, there are also people, I would say unscrupulous, who are constantly trying to attack the vaccine campaign. News, to tell all kinds of stories, in order to sow doubt and prevent the citizens of Israel from coming and getting vaccinated. ”
“I want to say unequivocally – there is no and will not be a vaccination obligation in the State of Israel. Whoever chooses not to get vaccinated – his right. There will be no personal sanctions against those who have not been vaccinated, we do not do such things. “To see a hall or a synagogue or an event where everyone is wearing a mask. There is no other way to maintain health,” Edelstein said.
“In the next beat, events are also planned. You should get vaccinated now, because between the moment of receiving the second shot and the moment of full immunity, at least four weeks will pass – you should hurry. We will be running in the next two weeks, We are considering allowing the use of a vaccine certificate for this transition period until everything goes smoothly. “
Regarding the possibility that citizens will try to forge the character, Edelstein said that there is a certain risk: “We Knowing that there are options for forgery of the certificates, we see these things. Anyone who thinks it’s a children’s game and that he will print a vaccinator’s certificate at home even though he has not been vaccinated, will eventually be caught and this pastime will end in prison. “I spoke with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.” There is a long series of sections in the law that improve prosecution for those who use a forged certificate. “
The Minister added that there will be some areas that will be open to everyone, even for citizens who have not been vaccinated, and that the possibility that these areas will be expanded depends on the rate of immunization of the entire population. “The responsibility for opening up the economy, culture and sports, those happy family events – to achieve all this, you should be vaccinated, you should be a safe company. We have a chance to do that, “he said.
As part of a third phase of the relief, which is expected to take effect on March 7, cafes and small restaurants will be opened for seating, without the need to present a vaccine or recovering certificate. For those who present such certificates, the possibility will open up to reach restaurants that are not defined as small, subject to prior reservation, and to arrive at hotels in full operation, including dining rooms, event gardens, conferences and attractions..
The limit of gatherings in the third beat is expected to expand and allow a stay of 20 people in a closed space and 50 people in an open space, except in red localities. In addition, in the field of education, students in grades 7-10 are expected to return to study in green, yellow and “borderline orange” cities.
Director General of the Ministry of Health Prof. Hezi Levy: “We are facing an era in which we can open some of the activities that we all so desire. The green character is in line. The main incentive we seek is our health, yours, of all of us. We reject with disgust all sorts of statements that are false information, which tattoo the basis of the vaccine. “There will be an uncompromising punishment for those who give a fake green card and also for those who use it.”
Rona Kaiser, director of information and computer systems at the Ministry of Health, explained how the character could be issued and used. The first way to do this will be in the traffic light app, the second in printing the character on the traffic light website of the Ministry of Health and the third option will be at the ministry’s call centers.
To issue the character through the app, it will be necessary to download it to the mobile device and click on the issue button in the app. Next, update the personal details, confirm the use of the information and click on the issue – then, a verification code will be received on the device in a text message, click on the application, click on the confirmation button and wait to receive approved status. According to Kaiser, it will be possible to display the character through the app in the relevant places.
Another way to issue the character is through a traffic light website of the Ministry of Health, where you need to enter the site, update personal details – and confirm receipt of the character, as in the application. Then, a QR code will appear which can be used to verify that it is indeed a green sign of the Ministry of Health.
“Unlike the Vaccine and Salt Certificate, this is a high-security code with a digital signature, a topic we consulted with quite a few information security consultants to issue a secure green label,” Kaiser said.
Regarding the way business owners will check that people who want to enter their store do indeed have an approved Ministry of Health daughter, this can be done by presenting the certificate in the dedicated app in addition to presenting an ID card, and another way would be to print the green oh with the QR code, the same owner Businesses will be able to scan using only the dedicated app – and not using other apps.