CommonPass.
Share your current health status so you can safely return to travel and life.
The Commons Project, The World Economic Forum and a broad coalition of public and private partners are collaborating to launch CommonPass, a trusted, globally-interoperable platform for people to document their COVID-19 status (health declarations / PCR tests / vaccinations) to satisfy country entry requirements, while protecting their health data privacy.
How it works.
CommonPass lets individuals access their lab results and vaccination records, and consent to have that information used to validate their COVID status without revealing any other underlying personal health information. Lab results and vaccination records can be accessed through existing health data systems, national or local registries or personal digital health records (Apple Health for iOS, CommonHealth for Android). Apple Health and CommonHealth let individuals store their health records securely and privately on their phones, entirely under their control.
The CommonPass platform assesses whether the individual’s lab test results or vaccination records (1) come from a trusted source, and (2) satisfy the health screening requirements of the country they want to enter. CommonPass delivers a simple yes/no answer as to whether the individual meets the current entry criteria, but the underlying health information stays in the individual’s control. CommonPass is designed such that it can be accessed directly through other apps and services. The purpose of CommonPass and the Common Trust Network is to enable safer airline and cross border travel by giving both travellers and governments confidence in each traveller's verified COVID-19 status.
The CommonTrust Network.
Neutral.
CommonPass is being developed by a nonprofit public trust, beholden to no governments and no commercial interests. It is operated by The Commons Project on an open, independent, sustainable, not-for-profit basis.
Privacy preserving.
CommonPass allows individuals to access their lab results and vaccination records, and consent to have that information used to validate their COVID status without revealing any other underlying personal health information.
Flexible.
CommonPass provides the flexibility for countries to update health screening entry requirements as the pandemic evolves and science progresses.
Global.
The Commons Project and The World Economic Forum have convened more than 350 public and private sector leaders from 52 countries to come together to design a common framework for safe border reopening.
Data privacy.
CommonPass is designed to protect data privacy and satisfy data privacy regulations by adhering to the following privacy principles:
Agency: Data are stored or shared only with explicit, informed consent
Data Minimization: Only the minimum amount of personal data are used for any transaction
Federation: Personally identifiable health information is stored only at the source or on the user’s phone
Use: Data are only stored to the extent necessary and never used for any other purpose
Trusted Health Network.
At present, COVID-19 test results are frequently presented on printed paper - or photos of the paper - from unknown labs, often written in languages foreign to those inspecting them. There is no standard format or certification system for lab results. Similarly, vaccination records are generally shared on paper cards that can be easily forged. As countries contemplate relaxing border restrictions and quarantine requirements, they need a more trustworthy model for validating the health status of incoming travelers.
Restarting Economies.
Countries worldwide need tourism and travel to support their local economies. The World Travel and Tourism Council predicts that over 190 million people may lose their travel related jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This will result in $5.5 billion in lost GDP and parents will be unable to put food on the table and roofs over their families heads. The impact of travel resuming will be felt across the globe, from the workers who flying across the world for an in-person meeting, to the truck drivers who transport goods across borders. This travel needs to be done safely to ensure the number of COVID-19 cases does not increase. CommonPass uses technology and health data to ensure travelers are not bringing the virus across borders.
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What people are saying.
“To restart travel in the pandemic era, we need an international health pass we can trust.”
— Bradley A. Perkins, Chief Medical Officer, The Commons Project
“The hope is that CommonPass, which is backed by the World Economic Forum, will eventually establish standard certifications for Covid-19 test results.”
— Editorial Board, The Financial Times
“Individual national responses will not be sufficient to address this global crisis. Bans, bubbles and quarantines may provide short term protection, but developed and developing nations alike need a long-term, flexible and risk-based approach like CommonPass.”
— Christoph Wolff, Head of Mobility, World Economic Forum