nosejelly wrote:
Article says there is an Android version but it's still under review by Google Play. Wondering why the QR Code from the Healthpass to enter CR wouldn't work for Gringos? Oh well, I'm sure CR will have it up and running by 2023 or 2024!
Because it would make too much sense.
Actually, the goverment explaination is that the Vaccination QR Code was written to interoperate with the EU certificate. The Health Pass predated that "standard". CR Hoy ran an article about it in October.
https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/asi-es ... -covid-19/The Health Pass was not written to REQUIRE vaccination so you can enter with only the Insurance. This means that US tourists already in the country will need to show the Health Pass they used to enter the country plus their proof of vaccination. At least that was the theory several weeks ago, who knows how it will work out tomorrow.
Also, the Vaccination Pass system reportedly has biometric features built into the back end (running on unpatched servers) and the data is stored on non-governmental servers (in violation of CR law). When the question was asked at a news conference when everything will be up and running, a voice off stage was heard to say "Fifteen days boss, fifteen days".