JKJAV: No Such Thing As Physical Vaccine Badge

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The tweet, posted around 2.30pm, stated that "there is no physical vaccination certificate".

In the tweet, JKJAV also clarified that only the digital certificate available on the MySejahtera app and the vaccine card that a recipient gets at vaccine administration centres (PPVs) acts as proof.

"You will also be able to print your digital certificate soon," the brief statement by JKJAV read.

"There are no physical cards issued, only the digital certificates issued by the government in MySejahtera. Also, the vaccination cards that are given at the PPVs are allowed to be used. Nothing else," he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Adham Baba stated that while cards were not recognised by the government and would not be accepted as proof of having completed the vaccinations, the government will issue the MY COVID-19 Vaccination Badge in the form of a printed card soon as proof that an individual has been fully inoculated.

"Only the digital certificate in the MySejahtera application is recognised by the government. For now, we are waiting for Cabinet approval to issue the MY Covid-19 Vaccination Badge," Dr Adham said.

The clip, originally from a joint press conference on 17 March, was posted by a netizen on 22 July. It has since gone viral with over 950,000 views and more than 8,000 retweets at the time of the writing.

During the announcement at the time, Dr Adham Baba was seen promoting what appears to be a sample of how the vaccine badge would look with one side containing a QR code for authentication.

"The badge, which has the bearer's personal details such as their name and MyKad, certifies that he or she is vaccinated," Dr Adham Baba was reported as saying by New Straits Times.

"It has a security code, so it can't be duplicated and would be distributed by the millions for future use," he said, adding that a vaccine certificate will also be released on the MySejahtera app.