Update on NHS App for 12-15 year olds

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The NHS App is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.

From today, 13-15-year-olds will be able to sign up to the NHS app using their own e-mail address and as long as they pass validation with a passport they will get access to COVID-19 vaccine certificates and also recovery certificates which will appear ten days after a positive COVID-19 PCR test, and remain valid until 180 days after the date of the test. They will be able to order repeat prescriptions. In addition to this, 12-year-olds and older will be able to request vaccine certificates online via www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/get-digital-covid-pass/ or ring to request them via 119. Adults can already do this. For the online route an NHS login will need to be created. Recovery certificates will be available via the online route but only vaccine certificates will be available via the 119 postal route. Any certificate issued will be valid a month and if a longer duration is needed it must be requested again via 119, or the relevant website visited again to trigger generation of a fresh QR code with a new validity period.