Germans told to be patient as chemists start Covid vaccine pass scheme

Website crashes and queues form outside pharmacies as certificates become available for travel

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Fully vaccinated Germans have been urged not to storm the country's pharmacies in the rush to obtain a Covid digital vaccination pass made available in thousands of stores on Monday.

The Digitale Impfpass" or digital vaccination pass, is the official document to be used as part of the the European Union vaccine certificate scheme to facilitate travel across the bloc, which the European parliament agreed last month.