Vietnam has reached mutual recognition for Covid-19 vaccination certificates, called “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far, said Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet.

The Ministry of Health has demanded no obstruction to nor profiteering from the issuance of Covid-19 vaccination certifications and “vaccine passport”, according to a notice released on May 1.

Over 1 million Vietnamese people had received Covid-19 passport as of April 20 after six days the Ministry of Health (MoH) started to issue the certification through “So suc khoe dien tu” and “PC-Covid” apps.

The Health Ministry begins to issue vaccine passports on April 15 in line with schedule.

Vietnam had reached agreement on the mutual recognition of “vaccine passports” with 19 countries as of April 7, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.