WHO Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC)
1.0.1 - release International flag

This page is part of the WHO Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC) (v1.0.1: releases Draft) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, 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.