WHO Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC)
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WHO Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC), published by WHO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/ddcc/tree/main and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Security Privacy

Please see the published Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC): Vaccination Status (DDCC:VS) and the Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC): Test Result (DDCC:TR) Technical Specifications and Implementation Guidance for security and privacy considerations. In particular, see the following content:

  • minimum requirements for a DDCC,
  • assumptions,
  • ethical considerations and data protection principles,
  • functional and non-functional requirements,
  • national governance considerations, and
  • implementation considerations.

Also see the References and mapped functional requirements, available within the implementation guide.