Khinshtein: the decision to shorten the validity of the certificates must be announced in advance announce in advance, and not create massive inconveniences for citizens, especially at times of peak load. This is how the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Alexander Khinshtein reacted to the situation in his Telegram channel.
“Thank God, the Government had the wisdom to restore the status quo, canceling the previous decision of the Ministry of Health to reduce the validity of QR codes.” , – he noted.
On Monday, November 8, some users of public services noticed that the validity of vaccination certificates changed from 12 to 6 months. This happened due to the technical work that was carried out on the portal.
Later, the Ministry of Digital Science and the Ministry of Health explained that the QR codes that Russian citizens receive on public services after being vaccinated against COVID-19 will remain valid for the entire period .