Digital vaccination passports likely available before summer, Merkel says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Digital vaccination certificates enabling people to travel in Europe despite the coronavirus pandemic will probably be available before the summer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a virtual EU summit.

"Everyone agreed that we need a digital vaccination certificate," Merkel told a press conference on Thursday, adding the EU Commission would need around three months to create the technical basis for such documents.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Madeline Chambers)