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SPI-B Policing and Security Subgroup: Health status certification in relation to COVID-19 legitimacy and enforcement considerations, 9 December 2020

Paper submitted by the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) Policing and Security Subgroup.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 5 July 2021
• Last updated: 4 March 2022 — See all updates

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SPI-B Policing and Security Subgroup: Health status certification in relation to COVID-19 legitimacy and enforcement considerations, 9 December 2020

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Supporting paper written by the SPI-B Policing and Security subgroup on immunity certification. It was considered at SAGE 72 on 10 December 2020. The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

This paper is one in a series of papers presented to SAGE on the topic of immunity or vaccination certification. It should be read alongside the following:

• SPI-B: Behavioural considerations of health certificates in population mass testing, 26 November 2020 at SAGE 71
• NERVTAG: Immunity certification, 9 December 2020 at SAGE 72 and its update NERVTAG: Immunity certification update, 4 February 2021 at SAGE 79
• SPI-B: Health status certification in relation to COVID-19, behavioural and social considerations, 9 December 2020 at SAGE 72
• Academics: Ethics of certification – briefing paper, 9 December 2020 at SAGE 72

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 5 July 2021
Last updated 4 March 2022 + show all updates

1. 4 March 2022

   Changed the 'Details' section to reflect that this paper was considered in the SAGE meeting.

2. 5 July 2021

   First published.