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NHS COVID Pass Verifier is the official pass app for England and Wales published by the Department of Health and Social Care. NHS COVID Pass shows a user's COVID-19 vaccination details or test results. It lets you check if people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have tested negative, or have recovered from COVID-19. It provides a quick and safe way for people to prove that a user's Covid pass is valid, which helps reduce the risk of spreading or contracting COVID-19.

NHS COVID Pass Verifier has 153 reviews in Google Play store and a review of 2.9 stars out of 5. In US Apple App store it has 2.5 stars rating and there are 498 ratings received in iOS App store. There are currently very few ratings for the app overall.

The NHS COVID Pass Verifier has been satisfying the constant thirst and expectations of its users for its performance through frequent updates and optimizations, and the latest updated version is no exception. What the app's developers have added in this change focuses on fixes for routine bugs and vulnerabilities and updates to some of the terms and conditions accessibility statements.

Protecting user privacy is at the heart of the NHS COVID Pass Verifier. Its purpose is to display the user's COVID Pass status information in a clear and easy-to-read manner with each scan. The NHS COVID Pass Verifier app is a safe way to verify an individual's NHS COVID Pass and check if they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, tested negative or have recovered from COVID-19. The app can be used to scan a QR code and display data held in an individual's NHS COVID Pass. At the same time, it doesn't store or transfer any personal data during the process, and you can rest assured that the NHS COVID Pass Verifier app doesn't keep people's personal data. It only collects metrics related information about the application itself in order to monitor the performance of the application. Users can use the app to scan and verify an individual's NHS COVID Pass for travel, international travel. As such, the NHS COVID Pass Verifier app can show whether UK or Welsh residents travelling abroad have the required COVID-19 status for international travel.

In addition, NHS Covid Pass Verifier also enables businesses to check for a real Covid pass by trying the app, which allows businesses to view an individual's NHS Covid Pass and includes safety features such as an animated flash that cannot be screen-grabbed. The scan function can also be used on the QR code of the NHS Covid Pass to help businesses verify vaccination status or provide proof of a negative test.

Not only does the app support the easing of Covid restrictions, but it also promotes a more digital-centric future of healthcare. In just one month, over a million prescriptions were requested and over a few hundred thousand GP appointments were made through the app, saving patients and clinicians time. In addition, more than 10,000 people also registered their organ donation preferences on the app within the same time frame.

Pros:

·         Use the app to scan and verify an individual's NHS COVID Pass for travel

·         Protect user privacy and do not store personal data

Cons:

·         2D QR codes are sometimes not recognized

·         There is a possibility of slow loading and recognition