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T-Systems created Germany's Corona-Warn-App tracing and Europe's vaccine passport. The WHO is adamant that a global vaccine passport system is vital for all future health emergencies, not just COVID. The push for a global vaccine passport coincides with the WHO's drafting of a global pandemic treaty, which would legally bind member states to the WHO's International Health Regulations and allow the organization to dictate all future pandemic responses. This would effectively give WHO the authority to take control of member states' healthcare systems.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has contracted German-based Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to develop a global vaccine passport system, with plans to link every person on the planet to a QR code digital ID.

(The Signal) Indeed, despite the minuscule threat posed by new variants and dubious-at-best vaccine efficacy, the WHO is adamant that a global QR code-based vaccine passport system is vital for all future health emergencies, not just COVID.

“COVID-19 affects everyone. Countries will therefore only emerge from the pandemic together. Vaccination certificates that are tamper-proof and digitally verifiable build trust. WHO is therefore supporting member states in building national and regional trust networks and verification technology,” says unit head of the WHO’s Department of Digital Health and Innovation Garrett Mehl.

“The WHO’s gateway service also serves as a bridge between regional systems. It can also be used as part of future vaccination campaigns and home-based records.”

It should be noted that besides the moral implications of implementing health-based restrictions in the wake of future pandemics — whether they be COVID, polio, or anything else — a global vaccine passport also brings up national security concerns, as the WHO and its backers would have access to these “home-based records.”

In terms of feasibility, as previously reported by Reuters, T-Systems has a lot of experience developing discriminatory health apps,