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The open, inclusive, cross-sector initiative will create a blueprint for interoperable digital health pass systems that will help restore international travel and restart the global economy.
ATLANTA (March 23, 2021) – Blink Science, Inc., a company dedicated to revolutionizing global point-of-care medical diagnostics, has partnered with the Good Health Pass Collaborative.
Launched by ID2020 in February, the Good Health Pass Collaborative is an open, inclusive, cross-sector initiative which aims to create a blueprint for interoperable digital health pass systems as a means to safely restore international travel, resume public life, and restart the global economy.
In joining the Collaborative, Blink Science, a unique and innovative medical diagnostics and technology startup, joins global giants including Clear, the Commons Project Foundation, COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI), IBM, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Linux Foundation Public Health, Mastercard, and Salesforce to jointly articulate principles and develop technical standards for digital health pass systems that are privacy-protecting, user-controlled, equitable, and interoperable.
In February, the Collaborative released its first white paper, entitled Good Health Pass: A Safe Path to Global Reopening, which outlines these principles. Over the next three months, the Collaborative plans to release at least two additional publications; the Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint, and the Good Health Pass Governance Framework Recommendations.
Digital health passports will allow users to retrieve their health credentials online, in print, or on a mobile device by linking an individual’s identity to a test result or vaccination certificate to enable real-time, fraud resistant digital verification. blinkPASSPORT™ and blinkVERIFY™ are a passport system that registers vaccinations, as well as testing information, within a HIPAA compliant app, and provide verification when an individual has been vaccinated and/or tested.
“Most of the vaccination passports available to-date are ignoring one very key element– the need for fast and reliable testing. Until vaccines are able to provide reliable resistance to the many COVID variants and are universally available for every person in the world, widespread testing will remain essential to safely return to public life,” expressed Blink Science President Eric Doherty.
Blink Science is in the process of pursuing FDA Emergency Use Authorization for blinkTEST™, a handheld Point of Care (POC) diagnostic testing platform that allows for rapid, sensitive detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 from a small saliva sample.
To be successful in bringing the pandemic to an end, this global effort requires that solutions be designed to be interoperable with one another and across institutional and geographic borders.
“Fragmentation is a risk we simply cannot ignore. To be valuable to users, credentials need to be accepted at check-in, upon arrival by border control agencies, and more,” said Dakota Gruener, ID2020 Executive Director. “We can get there – even with multiple systems – as long as solutions adhere to open standards and participate in a common governance framework. But without these, fragmentation is inevitable, and travelers – and the economy – will continue to suffer needlessly as a result. We are delighted to welcome Blink Science to the Collaborative and look forward to working with them in the coming months. ”
About Blink Science
At Blink Science, we endeavor to bring high-tech, low-cost diagnostic tools to the global medical community. Our goal is to revolutionize point-of-care (POC) testing to ensure safe, fast, precise diagnosis and treatment for acute and chronic conditions that impact people throughout the world. This revolutionary test is set to change the world of diagnostic testing.
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Blink Science Media Contact:
Todd Bennett
toddbennett@blinkscience.com
About ID2020
ID2020 is a global public-private partnership that harnesses the collective power of nonprofits, corporations, and governments to promote the adoption and ethical implementation of user-managed, privacy-protecting, and portable digital identity solutions.
By developing and applying rigorous technical standards to certify identity solutions, providing advisory services, and implementing programs, and advocating for the ethical implantation of digital ID, ID2020 is strengthening social and economic development globally.
ID2020 Alliance partners are committed to a future in which all of the world’s seven billion people can fully exercise their basic human rights and reap the benefits of economic empowerment and to protecting user privacy, and ensuring that data is not commoditized. www.ID2020.org
ID2020 and Good Health Pass Collaborative Media Contact:
Ethan Veneklasen
ethan@id2020.org
