Updating exposure notification risk score recommendations
It is with great pleasure that the Risk Scoring Symposium Invitational is formally publishing its v2.0 recommendations. The group, comprised of technologists, epidemiologists, data scientists, and public health workers, convened multiple times…
Lessons from the travel industry on health credentials
As more and more governments adopt major COVID certificate standards (see the blog post series we released on this topic) to reopen borders, the travel industry is working hard to catch their…
Herald Proximity Project Wins OpenUK Award for Software
We’re delighted to announce that The Herald Proximity project, originally a VMware open source project and now part of Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH), has been awarded a 2021 OpenUK Award in…
I’m honored to have the chance to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of Linux Foundation Public Health. There is much to do. My passion for public health originated in my…
ICAO VDS – Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
The ICAO VDS is a specification created, owned and governed by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), the UN funded organization that develops standards for air transport and governs the e-passport system participated…
SMART Health Cards – Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
For an introduction to our Global COVID Certificate Series and links to the other options covered in this series, please see this post. SMART Health Cards (SHC) originates from the SMART Health IT…
DIVOC – Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
For an introduction to our Global COVID Certificate Series and links to the other options covered in this series, please see this post. The Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) is an…
EU Digital COVID Certificate – Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
For an introduction to our Global COVID Certificate Series, please see this introductory post. The EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC), originally called the Digital Green Certificate, was created by the European…
Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
It has been over a year since the hard-hit travel industry started using COVID certificate systems to resume limited business activity. More industries are voluntarily or involuntarily joining along as the global…
Welcoming Jim St. Clair, Executive Director
It is with great pleasure that I am happy to announce that Jim St. Clair will be joining LFPH as our new Executive Director. While I have been honored to head the…