Vax 22: the level 3 hurdle facing non-citizens

Vax 22: the level 3 hurdle facing non-citizens
Internet access is not enough for some New Zealanders trying to sign up to My Covid Record. (Image: Deposit Photos)
Henry Burrell
Vaccine certificates will soon be the way vaccinated people in New Zealand can go about daily life more freely than those unvaccinated, but it is currently impossible for many people in level 3 to sign up to the system that will issue them. My Covid Record, the Ministry of Health’s online service that promises to issue domestic and international vaccine certificates by the end of November, requires users sign up to it by creating a My Health Account with an email address or with a verified RealMe account.The email address signup opti...

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