Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Remember when the most important item you had to worry taking on a trip abroad was your passport? Well, what’s going to happen when we can travel internationally again and you have to prove that you have received a vaccination for COVID-19?

Wilminghton, NC-based CastleBranch, a consumer reporting agency, has the answer with what it is calling its “digital vaccine passport.” The company’s ID cards will be paired with a unique access code. With permission, that code can be used to electronically verify an individual’s identity and vaccination status, and view their validated vaccine documents. The cards also include anti-counterfeit technology such as ultraviolet ink, microtext, holographic film and silver foil to prevent fraud and forgery.

Learn more here.

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