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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa066)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/eu-vaccine-passport.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/eu-vaccine-passport.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html","crawl_time":1777014582,"first_indexed_time":1614625147,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The E.U. will propose a vaccine passport system for Europe. - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["The Digital Green Pass would allow Europeans who have been vaccinated to travel more freely."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nThe European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said.\nCredit...\nPool photo by Johanna Geron\nPublished March 1, 2021\nUpdated March 26, 2021\nThe European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass that would let people who have been\nvaccinated\nagainst the\ncoronavirus travel\nmore freely, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on Monday.\n“The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans’ lives,” Ms. von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. “The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad — for work or tourism.”\nThe announcement followed an intense debate at a virtual meeting last week that laid bare deep divisions among leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations.\nTourism-dependent nations like Greece have been pushing for such a plan to help salvage the summer travel season, while others, led by France, have been wary of the potential for discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated Europeans, as well as possible infringement on personal data protection.\n“In the future, it will certainly be good to have such a certificate, but that will not mean that only those who have such a\npassport\nwill be able to travel,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said after the meeting last week.\nVaccination efforts in the European Union have generally gotten off to a sluggish start. Just 5 percent of the bloc’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine so far. But the certificates will go beyond vaccination status to include the holder’s wider medical history concerning the virus, according to Christian Wigand, the commission’s spokesman.\n“We will also be looking at other categories of information to avoid discrimination of citizens, such as test results and statements of recovery,” Mr. Wigand said on Monday.\nGetting the system set up and issuing certificates would take at least three months, the commission said. It was not immediately clear what legislative and technical steps would be required, nor whether the system would extend beyond European Union citizens.\nThe commission said there should be a way to scale it up globally, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. But when pressed for further details, Mr. Wigand asked for “a little bit of patience,” explaining that “this is all very fresh.”\nAfter the meeting with the 27 national leaders last week, Ms. von der Leyen said: “It is important to have a European solution, because otherwise others will go into this vacuum. Google and Apple are already offering solutions to the W.H.O., and this is sensitive information.”\nApple said afterward that Ms. von der Leyen might have misunderstood and that the company was not currently offering such a solution.\nMonika Pronczuk\nis a reporter based in Brussels. She joined The Times in February 2020.\nRelated Content\nMore in World\nMiguela Xuereb\/Newsbook Malta, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\nWa Lone\/Reuters\nAlberto Pizzoli\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\nEditors’ Picks\nIllustration by Brian Rea\nTrending in The Times\nMikayla Whitmore for The New York Times\nLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.\nKane Skennar\/Netflix\nThe New York Times\nJaclyn Joan Kullberg-Cummins\nGerald Herbert\/Associated Press\nHiroyuki Ito for The New York Times\nValentina Alpide\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\nIllustration by Giacomo Gambineri\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2021%252F03%252F01%252Fworld%252Feu-vaccine-passport.html&asset=masthead)\n\nFriday, April 24, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world)\\|The E.U. will propose a vaccine passport system for Europe.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html\n\n- Share full article\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html#after-sponsor)\n# The E.U. will propose a vaccine passport system for Europe.\n- Share full article\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/01virus-briefing-europe-certificates1\/01virus-briefing-europe-certificates1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nThe European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said.Credit...Pool photo by Johanna Geron\n\nBy [Monika Pronczuk](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/monika-pronczuk)\n\nPublished March 1, 2021Updated March 26, 2021\n\n[See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?cs=0&hl=en&q=nytimes.com)\n\nThe European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass that would let people who have been [vaccinated](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/10\/world\/europe\/eu-exports-vaccines.html) against the [coronavirus travel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/26\/travel\/europe-travel-covid-vaccine.html) more freely, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on Monday.\n\n“The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans’ lives,” Ms. von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. “The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad — for work or tourism.”\n\nThe announcement followed an intense debate at a virtual meeting last week that laid bare deep divisions among leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations.\n\nTourism-dependent nations like Greece have been pushing for such a plan to help salvage the summer travel season, while others, led by France, have been wary of the potential for discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated Europeans, as well as possible infringement on personal data protection.\n\n“In the future, it will certainly be good to have such a certificate, but that will not mean that only those who have such a [passport](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/02\/world\/europe\/passports-covid-vaccine.html) will be able to travel,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said after the meeting last week.\n\nVaccination efforts in the European Union have generally gotten off to a sluggish start. Just 5 percent of the bloc’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine so far. But the certificates will go beyond vaccination status to include the holder’s wider medical history concerning the virus, according to Christian Wigand, the commission’s spokesman.\n\n“We will also be looking at other categories of information to avoid discrimination of citizens, such as test results and statements of recovery,” Mr. Wigand said on Monday.\n\nGetting the system set up and issuing certificates would take at least three months, the commission said. It was not immediately clear what legislative and technical steps would be required, nor whether the system would extend beyond European Union citizens.\n\nThe commission said there should be a way to scale it up globally, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. But when pressed for further details, Mr. Wigand asked for “a little bit of patience,” explaining that “this is all very fresh.”\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2023\/10\/31\/fashion\/00ML-TLS-OCT-NOV-ILLO-06\/00ML-TLS-OCT-NOV-ILLO-06-thumbLarge-v3.jpg)Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Our Waitress Was Bored’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/style\/tiny-modern-love-stories-even-our-waitress-was-bored.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/23\/multimedia\/23re-Hunt-Berkeley-01-mqbz\/23re-Hunt-Berkeley-01-mqbz-thumbLarge-v2.jpg)Two Sisters, Two Husbands, a Toddler and a House in the Bay Area](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/04\/23\/realestate\/bay-area-oakland-berkeley-real-estate.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/17\/t-magazine\/17tmag-music-karaoke-slide-976J-promo\/17tmag-music-karaoke-slide-976J-promo-thumbLarge.jpg)These Are the Only Acceptable Karaoke Songs](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/04\/17\/t-magazine\/best-karaoke-songs-easy.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/world\/eu-vaccine-passport.html#after-pp_edpick)\n\nAfter the meeting with the 27 national leaders last week, Ms. von der Leyen said: “It is important to have a European solution, because otherwise others will go into this vacuum. Google and Apple are already offering solutions to the W.H.O., and this is sensitive information.”\n\nApple said afterward that Ms. von der Leyen might have misunderstood and that the company was not currently offering such a solution.\n\nREAD MORE\n\nHere’s what we know about the [current status of digital vaccine passports](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/04\/travel\/coronavirus-vaccine-passports.html).\n\n[Monika Pronczuk](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/monika-pronczuk) is a reporter based in Brussels. She joined The Times in February 2020.\n\nSee more on: [European Union](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/organization\/european-union), [Ursula von der Leyen](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/ursula-von-der-leyen)\n\n- Share full article\n\n## Related Content\n### [More in World](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world)\n- [Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/23\/world\/europe\/russian-tanker-mediterranean.html)\n  \n  ![The Arctic Metagaz, a Russian tanker, was adrift between Malta and Lampedusa, Italy, last month.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/23\/multimedia\/23int-Libya-Ship-gckl\/23int-Libya-Ship-gckl-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Miguela Xuereb\/Newsbook Malta, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\n- [A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/23\/world\/asia\/india-jewish-tribe-israel-bnei-menashe.html)\n  \n  ![People from B’nei Menashe community pray at a synagogue in the kibbutz near Churachandpur, in India’s Manipur state, in March.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/20\/multimedia\/00INT-india-losttribe-israel-01-lmhb\/00INT-india-losttribe-israel-01-lmhb-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n- [Drake’s Publicity Stunt Brings Ice, Blowtorches and Headaches to Toronto](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/world\/canada\/drake-album-ice-block-toronto.html)\n  \n  ![Toronto firefighters sprayed water on a large ice-block installation that was created to promote the rapper Drake’s upcoming album.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/22\/multimedia\/22xp-drake-01-ltgc\/22xp-drake-01-ltgc-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Wa Lone\/Reuters\n- [Touring Africa, Pope Leo Raised His Voice, but Didn’t Like the Echo](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/23\/world\/europe\/pope-leo-africa-trump.html)\n  \n  ![Pope Leo XIV in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/23\/multimedia\/23int-pope-wrap-1-hfmq\/23int-pope-wrap-1-hfmq-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Alberto Pizzoli\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\n\n### Editors’ Picks\n- [How Cultured Are You? 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Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said. Credit... Pool photo by Johanna Geron Published March 1, 2021 Updated March 26, 2021 The European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass that would let people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus travel more freely, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on Monday. “The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans’ lives,” Ms. von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. “The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad — for work or tourism.” The announcement followed an intense debate at a virtual meeting last week that laid bare deep divisions among leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations. Tourism-dependent nations like Greece have been pushing for such a plan to help salvage the summer travel season, while others, led by France, have been wary of the potential for discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated Europeans, as well as possible infringement on personal data protection. “In the future, it will certainly be good to have such a certificate, but that will not mean that only those who have such a passport will be able to travel,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said after the meeting last week. Vaccination efforts in the European Union have generally gotten off to a sluggish start. Just 5 percent of the bloc’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine so far. But the certificates will go beyond vaccination status to include the holder’s wider medical history concerning the virus, according to Christian Wigand, the commission’s spokesman. “We will also be looking at other categories of information to avoid discrimination of citizens, such as test results and statements of recovery,” Mr. Wigand said on Monday. Getting the system set up and issuing certificates would take at least three months, the commission said. It was not immediately clear what legislative and technical steps would be required, nor whether the system would extend beyond European Union citizens. The commission said there should be a way to scale it up globally, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. But when pressed for further details, Mr. Wigand asked for “a little bit of patience,” explaining that “this is all very fresh.” After the meeting with the 27 national leaders last week, Ms. von der Leyen said: “It is important to have a European solution, because otherwise others will go into this vacuum. Google and Apple are already offering solutions to the W.H.O., and this is sensitive information.” Apple said afterward that Ms. von der Leyen might have misunderstood and that the company was not currently offering such a solution. Monika Pronczuk is a reporter based in Brussels. She joined The Times in February 2020. Related Content More in World Miguela Xuereb/Newsbook Malta, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Wa Lone/Reuters Alberto Pizzoli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Editors’ Picks Illustration by Brian Rea Trending in The Times Mikayla Whitmore for The New York Times Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Kane Skennar/Netflix The New York Times Jaclyn Joan Kullberg-Cummins Gerald Herbert/Associated Press Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Valentina Alpide/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

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Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?cs=0&hl=en&q=nytimes.com) The European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass that would let people who have been [vaccinated](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/europe/eu-exports-vaccines.html) against the [coronavirus travel](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/travel/europe-travel-covid-vaccine.html) more freely, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on Monday. “The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans’ lives,” Ms. von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. “The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad — for work or tourism.” The announcement followed an intense debate at a virtual meeting last week that laid bare deep divisions among leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations. Tourism-dependent nations like Greece have been pushing for such a plan to help salvage the summer travel season, while others, led by France, have been wary of the potential for discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated Europeans, as well as possible infringement on personal data protection. “In the future, it will certainly be good to have such a certificate, but that will not mean that only those who have such a [passport](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/world/europe/passports-covid-vaccine.html) will be able to travel,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said after the meeting last week. Vaccination efforts in the European Union have generally gotten off to a sluggish start. Just 5 percent of the bloc’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine so far. But the certificates will go beyond vaccination status to include the holder’s wider medical history concerning the virus, according to Christian Wigand, the commission’s spokesman. “We will also be looking at other categories of information to avoid discrimination of citizens, such as test results and statements of recovery,” Mr. Wigand said on Monday. Getting the system set up and issuing certificates would take at least three months, the commission said. It was not immediately clear what legislative and technical steps would be required, nor whether the system would extend beyond European Union citizens. The commission said there should be a way to scale it up globally, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. But when pressed for further details, Mr. Wigand asked for “a little bit of patience,” explaining that “this is all very fresh.” ## Editors’ Picks [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/10/31/fashion/00ML-TLS-OCT-NOV-ILLO-06/00ML-TLS-OCT-NOV-ILLO-06-thumbLarge-v3.jpg)Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Our Waitress Was Bored’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-even-our-waitress-was-bored.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/23/multimedia/23re-Hunt-Berkeley-01-mqbz/23re-Hunt-Berkeley-01-mqbz-thumbLarge-v2.jpg)Two Sisters, Two Husbands, a Toddler and a House in the Bay Area](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/23/realestate/bay-area-oakland-berkeley-real-estate.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/17/t-magazine/17tmag-music-karaoke-slide-976J-promo/17tmag-music-karaoke-slide-976J-promo-thumbLarge.jpg)These Are the Only Acceptable Karaoke Songs](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/17/t-magazine/best-karaoke-songs-easy.html) Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/eu-vaccine-passport.html#after-pp_edpick) After the meeting with the 27 national leaders last week, Ms. von der Leyen said: “It is important to have a European solution, because otherwise others will go into this vacuum. Google and Apple are already offering solutions to the W.H.O., and this is sensitive information.” Apple said afterward that Ms. von der Leyen might have misunderstood and that the company was not currently offering such a solution. READ MORE Here’s what we know about the [current status of digital vaccine passports](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/travel/coronavirus-vaccine-passports.html). [Monika Pronczuk](https://www.nytimes.com/by/monika-pronczuk) is a reporter based in Brussels. She joined The Times in February 2020. 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Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/eu-vaccine-passport.html#after-top) ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/03/01/world/01virus-briefing-europe-certificates1/01virus-briefing-europe-certificates1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) The European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said.Credit...Pool photo by Johanna Geron Published March 1, 2021Updated March 26, 2021 The European Union will propose issuing a certificate called a Digital Green Pass that would let people who have been [vaccinated](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/europe/eu-exports-vaccines.html) against the [coronavirus travel](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/travel/europe-travel-covid-vaccine.html) more freely, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on Monday. “The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans’ lives,” Ms. von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. “The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad — for work or tourism.” The announcement followed an intense debate at a virtual meeting last week that laid bare deep divisions among leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations. Tourism-dependent nations like Greece have been pushing for such a plan to help salvage the summer travel season, while others, led by France, have been wary of the potential for discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated Europeans, as well as possible infringement on personal data protection. “In the future, it will certainly be good to have such a certificate, but that will not mean that only those who have such a [passport](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/world/europe/passports-covid-vaccine.html) will be able to travel,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said after the meeting last week. Vaccination efforts in the European Union have generally gotten off to a sluggish start. Just 5 percent of the bloc’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine so far. But the certificates will go beyond vaccination status to include the holder’s wider medical history concerning the virus, according to Christian Wigand, the commission’s spokesman. “We will also be looking at other categories of information to avoid discrimination of citizens, such as test results and statements of recovery,” Mr. Wigand said on Monday. Getting the system set up and issuing certificates would take at least three months, the commission said. It was not immediately clear what legislative and technical steps would be required, nor whether the system would extend beyond European Union citizens. The commission said there should be a way to scale it up globally, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. But when pressed for further details, Mr. Wigand asked for “a little bit of patience,” explaining that “this is all very fresh.” After the meeting with the 27 national leaders last week, Ms. von der Leyen said: “It is important to have a European solution, because otherwise others will go into this vacuum. Google and Apple are already offering solutions to the W.H.O., and this is sensitive information.” Apple said afterward that Ms. von der Leyen might have misunderstood and that the company was not currently offering such a solution. [Monika Pronczuk](https://www.nytimes.com/by/monika-pronczuk) is a reporter based in Brussels. 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