While vaccinated people in Austria still have to wait for the EU certificates to be issued, the documents are already being distributed in Germany, even though the Federal Republic had no digital recording of Covid vaccinations before. In the Alpine republic, all corona immunizations are recorded in a digital vaccination certificate, which is located at the controversial ELGA GmbH. This means that all data is already available in electronic form. Nevertheless, the federal government did not manage to launch the so-called Green Pass for vaccinated people, which according to the original announcement should have been available in April 2021. In Germany, on the other hand, the coveted EU certificates with a QR code, which should be readable across the Union, are already being distributed. People who have already been vaccinated can get them from pharmacies and doctor's offices by presenting their proof of vaccination (yellow vaccination certificate, vaccination card, medical confirmation, etc.). In addition, an affidavit must be signed that the certificates presented are genuine. At the same time, you will also be informed about the criminal relevance in the event of forgeries being presented. For example, in the pharmacy, the offline certificate with QR code is handed out. This also contains the relevant data in various languages. It is expressly pointed out that this certificate alone is not a travel document, because real travel documents are identification documents such as passports, visas or identity cards. The issuer of the German vaccination certificates is the Robert Koch Institute. Austria is lagging behind its EU partners In Germany, there are now also apps that can function as a green pass. To do this, you have to scan your QR code with the app after prior identification and then have it available in digital form. There will be similar certificates for those who have recovered, although