The Minister of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, Blas Trujillo, reported this Tuesday in the Plenary of Parliament that his department will make the EU Digital COVID Certificate available to residents of the islands this Wednesday, the official document with which, as of July 1, residents of the Member States will be able to prove that they have received the vaccine, overcome the disease or have a diagnostic test with a negative result.
The EU Digital COVID Certificate is intended to facilitate mobility and guarantee the health protection of people in the European Union who meet any of these three conditions, without it being a passport or travel document that conditions or restricts the right to free movement.
The Canarian Health Service has been working together with the Ministry of Health and the rest of the autonomous communities in the implementation of this certificate for each of the three cases contemplated and according to the proposed calendar.
According to this calendar, the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands will begin to issue the EU Digital COVID Vaccination and Recovery Certificate this Wednesday through miHistoria, accessible from the SCS website and the app.
During the month of June, other channels will be progressively activated so that the three types of certificates (vaccination, recovery and negative diagnostic test) can also be obtained in person, in private laboratories and pharmacies, as well as through a new MiCertificadoCovid service, which will not require a digital certificate.
How to obtain the certificate
Residents of the Canary Islands will be able to download the certificate by accessing the miHistoria service, where the COVID-19 Vaccination Card of the SCS is already accessible. It can be accessed from the SCS website or through the iOS or Android apps.
As it contains highly secure information, it requires registration in digital identity, which can be obtained through a digital certificate or Cl@ve system at www.miscs.org, where the steps to follow to register are detailed; or through a username and password provided by the administrative unit of the health center to which you are assigned.
The implementation of the EU-COVID Digital Certificate is a highly complex process that requires, in addition to coordination between the Ministry of Health and the Autonomous Communities, the involvement of the ministries of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and other agents such as airlines.
The autonomous communities are responsible for issuing, sealing and delivering the certificates in electronic format (QR Wallet, PDF with QR) or on paper. The Ministry will also issue certificates in specific cases, in addition to offering the necessary support and technically coordinating and supporting the Autonomous Communities. Likewise, laboratories must also participate, which will be responsible for providing information so that certificates can be issued.
The Canarian Health Service has worked on adapting the information systems, generating and sealing the certificates in accordance with European guidelines, as well as on the delivery points both digitally and in person.
Based on full respect for current data protection regulations and promptly informing the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the main characteristics of the Digital Green Certificate are its simplicity and interoperability for the entire European Union, as well as its free and universal nature.
