By akademiotoelektronik, 03/09/2022

Allegations of "counterfeiting of vaccination evidence" |The press

Is vaccination proof falsifiable in Quebec?At a time when the Legault government is considering imposing a vaccination passport in the event of hatching, a police investigation looks at allegations of "counterfeiting of vaccination evidence", learned the press.The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) says it has been informed of the situation and collaborates with the police bodies.

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"Allegations of counterfeiting of vaccination were brought to our attention.In addition to compromising the health of citizens, this type of offense is liable to administrative, disciplinary and/or criminal or criminal proceedings, "reads an email in the integrated safety team of the ministry sent to directors ofvaccination, which the press has obtained.

The unit specifies that by waiting for "the result of the ongoing police surveys", certain prevention measures must be taken.We suggest informing the teams "of the expected role and the importance given by the authorities to this phenomenon", to ensure "control of certificate notebooks and access to computer management systems" and to report any offenseto the police.

For its part, the MSSS confirms being "aware of the situation", but specifies that "for the moment, it is only allegations"."In compliance with the current investigation, we reserve our comments," said the spokesperson, Noémie Vanheuverzwijn, ensuring that Quebec "collaborates with the police".

For vaccination proof, priority is respect for data confidentiality and we work in this sense.It should also be noted that the QR code of electronic vaccination proof is produced with a signature that only the MSSS has, making this vaccination proof infalciable.

Noémie Vanheuverzwijn, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Services

It is on reading the QR code, from a reader who will be made available by the ministry, if necessary, that Quebec "will ensure that the information has not been altered and that the QR code isvalid "."No use of electronic vaccination evidence is planned at the moment by the government," it is said.

Worrying, but not alarming

According to the coordinator at the research laboratory in the Socionummeric media, Jonathan Bonneau, the "computer danger" behind these allegations, if they are founded, begins "if there is a use of false documents to then register for activitiesor make trips "."If it happens, and these false passports are part of government bases, it would be there in a completely invisible way.That's the big risk, "he said.

"If we manage to prevent the recording of these alleged false passports, there will be no problem, but if this data is used in any way, it may become impossible to trace the source.In the very short term, we must therefore find the way to put an end to it, "says M.Bonneau, who adds that a false vaccination passport identified in several countries would be "even more complex" to retrace.

For the virologist BenoitBarbel, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences of UQAM, the allegations are certainly "worrying", but not alarming in the short term in Quebec, "where the epidemiological situation is stable".

It is certain that there is a market for that, and it is concerning, but I dare to believe that the proportion of people who would seek a counterfeiting of vaccination evidence represents a tiny proportion of the population.For the moment, that would not have a major impact on the campaign.

BenoitBarbel, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences of UQAM

If however an increase in the number of contaminations occurred, these stratagems could be more risky."With a more massive arrival of infections in the fall, it could become more worrying and cause problems.You have to hope that if this is the case, the authorities will be able to end it all and find the authors before another wave, "adds M.Barbel.

Elsewhere in the world

The counterfeiting of vaccine evidence occupies the authorities in many other countries in the world.Last week, the daily Le Monde reported in particular that six people had been arrested in the Lyon region, the Yvelines and Val-de-Marne, including two buyers and four people who were part of "a network of supply ofreal-goals vaccination certifications ».

A few days before, Le Figaro had reported that Google research "false vaccine", "false health pass" or "false test covid-19" knew a marked increase in line.All occurred while the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, had just announced that the population should soon present a health passport to go to culture places, restaurants or transport.

With the France-Presse agency

Half of Quebecers received their two doses

All ages combined, half of Quebecers have now received their two doses of COVVI-19 vaccine.To date, around 4.3 million Quebecers have indeed received two doses, which represents 50.2 % of the global population.Friday, Quebec identified 101 new cases and an additional death.

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It should be noted that these figures relate to the entire population.In other words, even young people under 12, who are not yet eligible for vaccination, are included in this calculation.If we only take into account Quebecers aged 12 and more eligible for vaccination, 59.8 % of Quebecers are already fully vaccinated.

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On Thursday, the province administered 92,624 doses of additional vaccine, to which are added 1410 vaccines given before July 22 which had not yet been recognized.The 101 new cases reported on Friday relate to 88 the daily average calculated over a week.The trend is thus up 30 % over a week.With additional death, the average remains one per day.We recorded a drop in 4 hospitalizations on Friday compared to the day before, for a total of 67 so far.Of this number, 21 patients are in intensive care.