ACT Health’s check-in app has been updated to allow Canberrans to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination easier.
Announced by Minister for Health, Rachel Stephen-Smith, Check In CBR can now securely store and display Commonwealth COVID-19 digital certificates.
“We heard from our community that having the option to demonstrate their vaccination status quickly and easily was important to them, so the Check In CBR team has been working closely with the Australian Government to add this feature to the app,” Ms Stephen-Smith said.
“While the ACT Government has no plans to make proof of vaccination mandatory across sectors such as hospitality, the new Check In CBR feature will make it easier for Canberrans to provide verification of their vaccination status if required,” she said.
“The Check In CBR app is fully interoperable with the family of apps in Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.”
Ms Stephen-Smith said this meant Canberrans could check in to locations in any of the four jurisdictions and show their vaccination status at the same time, “it’s not just for use in Canberra”.
The Minister said users could add their certificate to the app through a secure verification process in either their Express Plus Medicare App or myGov account.
“Once a person has added their own COVID-19 digital certificate to their Check In CBR app on their device, they can then add COVID-19 digital certificates of guests, including children, they regularly check in with,” she said.
“This can be done by the guest signing into their myGov account and authorising to send their certificate to the Check In CBR app on the device of the person they are wanting to share their certificate with.”
Ms Stephen-Smith said people would need to update their Check In CBR app to the latest version to use the new feature.
Further information on how to import the COVID-19 digital certificate into Check In CBR can be accessed at this PS News link.
