UPDATE: How to get the French vaccination certificate (and what to do if you don't have a carte vitale)
For those who want to travel this summer it looks like a vaccination certificate will be the must-have accessory - so here's how to get one.
If you are not yet vaccinated
People getting the vaccine now should be given the certificate when they get the injection.
This is a paper certificate with a QR code that can be scanned into the TousAntiCovid app to create a 'health pass' that, from June, can be used for international travel and to access certain leisure activities.
It looks like the example below and to upload it you open up the TousAntiCovid app, click on 'my wallet' and then 'scan QR code'. Point your phone's camera at the square code on the right hand side, and it will take a picture and then upload the certificate.
A carte vitale is not necessary to get the certificate.
READ ALSO How to book an appointment for a Covid vaccine in France
If you are already vaccinated
Since the certificates only started being given out at appointments from May 3rd, people who got their vaccine before that won't have a certificate.
For most people, the easiest way for people to get them is via their Ameli account.
And from Thursday, certificates are ready to download for account holders. Simply log in to your account and head to attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr
Ameli is an online portal to the French health insurance system and if you don't already have one - here's how to set up an account.
If you don't have a carte vitale
In order to set up an Ameli account, however, you need a French social security number, which is a problem for those not yet registered within the French health system.
We asked the health ministry what their advice was for people who do not yet have their carte vitale and therefore can't use Ameli.
They told us: "These groups are invited to contact the vaccination centre or the doctor/pharmacist who performed the injection to obtain a paper certificate of vaccination."
You should take along with you the certificate or card that you were given when you were vaccinated in order to swap it for the new certificate. All centres should be ready to do this from May 29th, but some centres have already begun.
Once you have the crucial certificate, you can scan it into the TousAntiCovid app and voilà you have a health passport.
READ ALSO How France's 'health pass' will work
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If you are not yet vaccinated
People getting the vaccine now should be given the certificate when they get the injection.
This is a paper certificate with a QR code that can be scanned into the TousAntiCovid app to create a 'health pass' that, from June, can be used for international travel and to access certain leisure activities.
It looks like the example below and to upload it you open up the TousAntiCovid app, click on 'my wallet' and then 'scan QR code'. Point your phone's camera at the square code on the right hand side, and it will take a picture and then upload the certificate.
A carte vitale is not necessary to get the certificate.
READ ALSO How to book an appointment for a Covid vaccine in France
If you are already vaccinated
Since the certificates only started being given out at appointments from May 3rd, people who got their vaccine before that won't have a certificate.
For most people, the easiest way for people to get them is via their Ameli account.
And from Thursday, certificates are ready to download for account holders. Simply log in to your account and head to attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr
Ameli is an online portal to the French health insurance system and if you don't already have one - here's how to set up an account.
If you don't have a carte vitale
In order to set up an Ameli account, however, you need a French social security number, which is a problem for those not yet registered within the French health system.
We asked the health ministry what their advice was for people who do not yet have their carte vitale and therefore can't use Ameli.
They told us: "These groups are invited to contact the vaccination centre or the doctor/pharmacist who performed the injection to obtain a paper certificate of vaccination."
You should take along with you the certificate or card that you were given when you were vaccinated in order to swap it for the new certificate. All centres should be ready to do this from May 29th, but some centres have already begun.
Once you have the crucial certificate, you can scan it into the TousAntiCovid app and voilà you have a health passport.
READ ALSO How France's 'health pass' will work
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