It is urgent to tighten the "fence" of health certificate application from the source. Rapid issuance of documents within 54 minutes, fingertip blood collection instead of intravenous blood collection, cancellation of internal medicine and chest X-ray... Recently, CCTV exposed the chaos in the process of applying for a health certificate, which has attracted public attention. From the report, it can be seen that some hospitals, physical examination centers and other institutions have violated regulations in the process of applying for health certificates, which is shocking. For example, the reporter exchanged identities for testing at the Tianjin Rentai Physical Examination Center, but no one checked the information throughout the entire process, and the internal medicine physical examination was cancelled, with documents issued quickly within three days. Liaoning Health Industry Group Huachen Hospital even skipped the identity verification process, with the physical examination form lacking photos, handwritten information, and numerous loopholes. Moreover, some hospitals use physical therapy promotion instead of internal medicine examination. After joining the promotion group, physical examinations for diseases such as hepatitis, dysentery, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and skin diseases were successfully passed with only one tube of blood drawn. In addition, some labor intermediaries provide "inspection agency" services for catering practitioners, forming a complete counterfeit industry chain. These irregularities seriously undermine the authority and credibility of the health certificate. The role of a health certificate should not be underestimated. It is an important threshold set up to ensure public health and safety, prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and especially for employees in industries such as food, catering, and healthcare, a health certificate is an important prerequisite for their ability to work. However, the health certificate application process, which should have been rigorous and standardized, is now riddled with loopholes in some places, especially in some hospitals, physical examination centers, and other institutions that should be the gatekeepers of health certificate application, but have become chaotic creators and participants in fraud, which is shocking. Labor intermediaries recruit personnel who need to apply for health certificates, while medical institutions "cooperate" to conduct false physical examinations, quickly issue health certificates, and profit from it, forming a complete "counterfeit industry chain". This behavior not only seriously disrupts the normal order of health certificate processing, but also poses a potential threat to public health safety. It is urgent to tighten the "fence" of health certificate application from the source. The relevant departments must strike hard and rectify the chaos in a timely manner. On the one hand, special inspections and rectification actions should be carried out on hospitals, physical examination centers, etc. that have been exposed, focusing on verifying problems and doubts one by one; On the other hand, for institutions found to have participated in fraud, their relevant qualifications should be revoked in accordance with the law, and those involved should be held seriously accountable in accordance with the law and regulations, forming a strong deterrent. On this basis, this can be used as an opportunity to carry out larger scale special inspections, strengthen the supervision of private hospitals, physical examination centers and other institutions, thoroughly investigate risks and hidden dangers, and achieve prevention before they happen. At the same time, we should actively explore the informatization of the health certificate application process, establish a unified regional health certificate application platform, achieve real-time input, update, and sharing of physical examination information, and use technological means to enable health certificate application to be carried out in the sunshine. Given that the production and sale of false health certificates have formed a complete "industry chain", it is necessary to carry out a comprehensive inspection and rectification of the entire chain. For other entities involved in the falsification of health certificates, such as labor intermediaries, we should also crack down severely and cut off the industry chain of counterfeiting and selling. At the same time, strengthen publicity and education for practitioners, and raise awareness of the importance of health certificates in relevant industries. The health certificate cannot be forged. Only by eliminating the chaos of health certificate processing from the source can it effectively play its due role and build a strong fence for public health safety. (New Society)