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Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued technical guidelines for the development of digital COVID-19 ‘vaccine certificates’, it has stressed that these should not be a prerequisite for international travel.
At the release of the technical guidelines last Friday (27 August), the WHO stated that it “does not support the requirement of proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to travel”, citing that vaccines were not yet widely available in many countries.
“In some situations, however, depending on the risk assessment of the countries concerned, information about vaccination against COVID-19 may be used to reduce requirements for quarantine or testing upon arrival,” it added in a media statement.
“Historically, paper-based vaccination records have presented many challenges – such as the possibility of losing or damaging the card, or even the possibility of fraud. The proposed digital solutions are designed to address these challenges.”
In mid-July, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee (IHR EC) advised the WHO to “expedite the work to establish updated means for documenting COVID-19 status of travellers, including vaccination, history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and SARS-CoV-2 test results”.
It also advised that WHO member states recognise “all COVID-19 vaccines that have received WHO Emergency Use Listing in the context of international travel”.
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