The health pass to accredit the vaccination against the coronavirus of those over 13 years of age who want to access activities considered of “epidemiological risk” began to rule at the national level, although each district will establish its scope, with the aim of continuing to encourage immunization against the increase in coronavirus cases in the country.
What is the health pass?
Administrative Decision 1198/2021 -which implemented the health pass- establishes that those over 13 years of age must prove the complete vaccination scheme “to carry out activities such as going to dance to discos, enter party rooms, make group trips and attend massive events in open, closed or outdoor spaces ”.
The health pass is a tool designed to allow entry to “dance venues, discos, party halls, dances or similar that take place in closed spaces, group trips of graduates and graduates, students, pensioners and retirees or similar and mass events organized of more than 1,000 people that are carried out in open and closed spaces or outdoors “, according to the norm.
How was it implemented in the provinces?
Although the norm began to govern this Saturday, some provinces decided to implement the mandatory vaccination certificate in advance and with even greater scope, such as carrying out face-to-face procedures in public organizations and private entities.
It is the case of Buenos Aires, which since last December 21 requires a health pass to prove vaccination and, thus, be enabled to access cultural centers, theater or recitals, gyms or soccer fields, cinemas and massive sporting events; party halls and bowling alleys, bars and restaurants and public and private organizations for carrying out procedures and for the personnel who serve the public, as well as religious ceremonies.
Other provinces where it was implemented as of December 21 were Córdoba, Santa Fe, Río Negro and Santiago del Estero.
To demonstrate vaccination with a complete schedule, the VacunatePBA, My Argentina or Cuidar applications must be displayed, all available on the cell phone or present the vaccination card on cardboard or card.
In Santa Fe, the health pass is mandatory for group trips, admission to parties, discos, mass events of more than a thousand people, cultural centers, theaters, cinemas and gyms, casinos and bingo halls, and carrying out face-to-face procedures before provincial public bodies and public offices.
For its part, Cordova It decided to accredit the certificate to access “recreational, social and cultural events of more than 1,000 people, both indoors and outdoors, to attend sports competitions, group trips for graduates, students, retirees or similar.”
Black river established its obligation to enter closed events of more than a thousand people, in group trips and dance venues, but it does not apply to open-air parties.
While, Santiago del Estero He implemented it for activities and massive events, both public and private, in open and closed spaces.
Tucuman was a pioneer in establishing the health pass from December 1 to attend mass events, gyms and recitals, like Salta and Jujuy, while in La Rioja it came into force on December 20 for gastronomy, party halls and dance clubs, trips for graduates, retirees and group trips, progressively. In addition, that province plans to apply it in public offices, public and private organizations, according to government spokespersons.
In the case of Between rivers decreed that the application of the health pass will take effect on January 3, for entry to closed or open spaces of a massive nature such as bowling alleys, recitals or sporting events.
The Buenos aires city announced that it will ask for the vaccination certificate to enter clubs and in the case of events of more than 1,000 people.
