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THE EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate (DCC) officially came into force this Monday, July 19, but the government began issuing them from July 12. Here’s a quick refresher on what it is, what it does and how to get one. Remind me what it is again? The EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate (DCC), which came into force throughout the rest of the EU on July 1, is designed to make safe travel easier by providing proof that the holder has either: – Been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with one of the approved vaccines (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson) – Received a negative test in the last day or two (PCR for Ireland, but other European countries accept certain types of antigen tests) – Recovered from Covid-19 in the last six months The DCC will be a QR code that will be available digitally on a smart device or on a piece of paper. In Ireland, they will be issued by …
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