International COVID vaccine passports available next month, but no change on international border closures
3 years, 3 months ago

International COVID vaccine passports available next month, but no change on international border closures

ABC  

Given it's the only way the virus ends up on our shores, international travel is going to be one of the last things to return to normal. Don't mean to burst any bubbles, but just because people may soon be issued a vaccine passport if they're going overseas, it's not a sign rules on international travel are about to ease. How a vaccine passport could work Photo shows A man with a beard holding a laminated map of Europe When borders reopen and international travel resumes, countries will require proof that you've been vaccinated. The vaccine passports will instead help people who have exemptions to travel internationally in the near future avoid having to quarantine when they land overseas. Different countries are tackling the vaccine passport issue differently, but all with the same goal of facilitating travel for vaccinated people.

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COVID-19 vaccination requirements to be scrapped for international arrivals into Australia
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 vaccination requirements to be scrapped for international arrivals into Australia

ABC  

Foreign travellers arriving in Australia will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from Wednesday morning. Key points: Health Minister Mark Butler says the decision is being made on medical advice In May, just over 1,000 applications from unvaccinated travellers were received, with 158 approved Incoming arrivals will still need to comply with other restrictions, including wearing masks on …

Australia travel rules: Everything you need to know as nation reopens to vaccinated tourists
2 years, 9 months ago

Australia travel rules: Everything you need to know as nation reopens to vaccinated tourists

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The general principle is: “Children aged under 12 years count as fully vaccinated for travel purposes.” However, the rules state …

Australia's Covid-19 vaccination drive reaches Antarctica's frozen shores
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia's Covid-19 vaccination drive reaches Antarctica's frozen shores

India Today  

Covid-19 vaccines have arrived at Australia's Casey research station in Antarctica, authorities said on Friday, allowing expeditioners to be inoculated before they journey back home to a country reopening to the world. Pfizer Inc vaccines for 27 staff at Australia's Casey Station in Antarctica had arrived, Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley said on Friday. Australia has managed to keep its …

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1 announced plans to reopen the country’s borders to fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents, moving from a strict zero-Covid strategy to a model of living with the virus. Morrison also said that with 55% of the country now fully vaccinated and first dose rates approaching 80%, the government “has …

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November

India Today  

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would be removed when 80 per cent of the population aged 16 and older is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. New South …

Federal government hopes to reopen international border by Christmas 'at the latest'
3 years, 3 months ago

Federal government hopes to reopen international border by Christmas 'at the latest'

ABC  

The Tourism Minister has flagged the federal government anticipates the international border will be reopened by Christmas "at the latest". Key points: Dan Tehan says Australians will need to prove they are fully vaccinated to return and do home quarantine The government is currently working with other countries to make sure our vaccine passport is recognised overseas It is still …

Vaccination passports are being considered around the world, but the ACT is unlikely to ease COVID-19 restrictions for double-dosed Canberrans
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccination passports are being considered around the world, but the ACT is unlikely to ease COVID-19 restrictions for double-dosed Canberrans

ABC  

A ritual has become normalised across parts of continental Europe. However, Mr Barr says his government does not need to encourage vaccination, as Canberrans are less hesitant about getting the shots than other Australians. The Chief Minister says his government does not need to use QR codes or vaccine passports as an incentive, but acknowledges "it might be an issue …

Australia to trial vaccine passports over coming days as post-Covid opening preparation begins
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia to trial vaccine passports over coming days as post-Covid opening preparation begins

CNN  

CNN — Australians have been told to “dust off passports” after the federal government announced it would begin a trial of vaccine passports with some countries this week – the latest step in Australia’s reopening to the world. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that once 80% of Australia’s adult population has received both shots, people will again be allowed …

Vaccine passports could be mandatory for WA events and air travel by year's end
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine passports could be mandatory for WA events and air travel by year's end

ABC  

West Australians could require COVID-19 vaccine passports to go to football matches, concerts and fly interstate and overseas by late this year. Key points: Vaccine passports are set to become a way of life in WA Vaccine passports are set to become a way of life in WA An announcement on when exactly they will come into force is yet …

NSW's roadmap out of COVID restrictions gives more freedoms to those who have had both jabs — here's how to prove you are fully vaccinated
3 years, 3 months ago

NSW's roadmap out of COVID restrictions gives more freedoms to those who have had both jabs — here's how to prove you are fully vaccinated

ABC  

NSW has announced fully vaccinated residents will get more freedoms when the state hits 70 per cent double doses. Currently, you can prove your vaccination status with either an immunisation history statement or a COVID-19 digital certificate. Australia's new reality Photo shows An illustration of a passport and digital certificate displaying vaccination status. If you're one of the few people …

The Victorian Premier says the state is heading for a 'vaccine economy', here's what that might look like
3 years, 3 months ago

The Victorian Premier says the state is heading for a 'vaccine economy', here's what that might look like

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sent a clear message as to what the future of the economy looks like in the state, saying proof of double vaccination will now be the price of entry. Key points: The Victorian government will trial increased freedoms for double vaccinated residents Victorian businesses have thrown their support behind a 'vaccine passport' scheme The Moonee …

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?
3 years, 3 months ago

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?

Associated Press  

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one? “Vaccine passports” are digital or paper documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and could help you get into a growing number of places. Europe and U.S. states like California and New York created official digital credentials that let you verify your COVID-19 immunization record and convert it …

COVID vaccination passports inevitable in long term: expert
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID vaccination passports inevitable in long term: expert

ABC  

Trying to ensure travellers in Australia are vaccinated against COVID-19 will hinder the sector in the short term, but is inevitable in the long term, a tourism expert says. Key points: WA and Qld already have vaccine requirements for high-risk areas Tasmania's tourism council wants all travellers vaccinated An expert says it's likely it will become a requirement in all …

COVID-19 vaccine passports: When international borders open, how will global travel work?
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine passports: When international borders open, how will global travel work?

ABC  

Parked outside a Croatian hostel having driven all the way from Sweden, Edmond Faddilsson struggles to list all the countries he's visited on a rampaging post-vaccine tour of Europe. "We're going to be constrained by the fact we can only travel to countries where there's a bilateral agreement to accept the vaccine passport information from each country." In July, following …

Mandatory COVID vaccines or a 'passport'? Either way it's a hot potato Morrison doesn't want
3 years, 4 months ago

Mandatory COVID vaccines or a 'passport'? Either way it's a hot potato Morrison doesn't want

ABC  

As the nation proceeds — but still at an agonisingly slow pace — towards the targets of having 70 and 80 per cent of those 16 and over fully vaccinated, the next big debate is about making the jab compulsory in workplaces. The government already has the beginnings of a vaccine passport scheme, although it won't use that name — …

The COVID-19 'vaccine passport' is coming. Here's how it could work and how it's legal
3 years, 4 months ago

The COVID-19 'vaccine passport' is coming. Here's how it could work and how it's legal

ABC  

Health authorities are currently pleading with Australians to get vaccinated if they can. "If you get vaccinated, there will be special rules that'll apply to you," he said. "Where I have expressed concern around restrictions for unvaccinated people is regarding the small percentage of the population who are medically unable to get the vaccine," she said. "Once 100 per cent …

Here's a look at COVID vaccine passport systems in use overseas
3 years, 4 months ago

Here's a look at COVID vaccine passport systems in use overseas

ABC  

An increasing number of countries are using vaccine passports not only at their borders but also to restrict who can participate in social and cultural activities, and in some cases even employment. The European Union this month implemented a vaccine passport system that allows anyone who is fully vaccinated with any of five Western-made vaccines to travel freely within the …

Japan begins accepting 'vaccine passports' applications
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan begins accepting 'vaccine passports' applications

India TV News  

Japan on Monday started accepting applications for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 to travel internationally. According to the Japanese government, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland have agreed to ease Covid-19 quarantine rules for the holders of the Japanese certificates, and South Korea will accept them as one of the documents required to …

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one
3 years, 5 months ago

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one

India Today  

Covid-19 has unnerved the world where strangers are being seen with suspicion for carrying SARS-CoV-2. In March this year, China rolled out its digital vaccine passport that could be accessed through an app allowing authorities to verify an individual’s vaccination status by scanning a QR code. The European Union, however, said individual countries could grant vaccine passport for any vaccine …

Australians have a 'vaccine passport' to avoid border closures. We're not using it. Yet
3 years, 5 months ago

Australians have a 'vaccine passport' to avoid border closures. We're not using it. Yet

ABC  

Lockdowns, border closures, mass event cancellations. Key points: People in the EU who are fully vaccinated can enjoy quarantine-free travel using 'vaccine passports' Inoculated Australians have a similar digital certificate on their phones, but it has no rights attached to it Vaccine passports could be used to give states more confidence to keep borders open From next week, however, 14 …

Your Vacation Travel Checklist Must Now Include Vaccine Passport. But, It’s Easier Said than Done
3 years, 6 months ago

Your Vacation Travel Checklist Must Now Include Vaccine Passport. But, It’s Easier Said than Done

News 18  

Vacations the world over have been a mainstay of the middle class. And the standard set of documents that earlier contained the passport, air ticket and VISA is now likely to include a new item: the vaccine passport. Finally, there is a process of linking the vaccination proof to the passport itself—now a ubiquitous travel document, but which took half …

Vaccine passports key to revive travel but removing inconsistencies essential for global acceptance
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccine passports key to revive travel but removing inconsistencies essential for global acceptance

Firstpost  

The idea behind these vaccination passports has emanated from governments around the globe trying to protect citizens from another outbreak while balancing the need for connectivity and commerce Vacations the world over have been a mainstay of the middle class. The idea behind these vaccination passports has emanated from governments around the globe trying to protect citizens from another outbreak …

EXPLAINED: Why India Is Against Vaccine Passport For Covid-Proof Travel
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: Why India Is Against Vaccine Passport For Covid-Proof Travel

News 18  

Students looking to go abroad for studies are being prioritised for vaccination among the 18-44 age group as universities overseas make vaccination mandatory for attending class as campuses begin to reopen. Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union health minister, told a G7 health ministers’ conference to which India was invited that vaccine passports would be discriminatory to people in the developing …

EXPLAINER: How Vaccine Passports for Global Travel Will Work, The Future of Air Travel
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Vaccine Passports for Global Travel Will Work, The Future of Air Travel

News 18  

Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and … digital vaccination certificate? Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports to help kickstart international travel. Vaccination passports would add another digital layer to the multitude of existing coronavirus health and …

No consensus yet on ’vaccine passport’ at WHO level, says health ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

No consensus yet on ’vaccine passport’ at WHO level, says health ministry

Live Mint  

There is discussion on vaccine passports but no consensus on it at the level of World Health Organisation and as per the present guidelines people with negative Covid-19 test report can travel, Health Ministry said on Saturday. Answering question on at a briefing on the Covid-19 situation in the country, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said discussions is …

No consensus yet on COVID vaccine passport issue at WHO level: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

No consensus yet on COVID vaccine passport issue at WHO level: Govt

India TV News  

The WHO is yet to reach a consensus on the vaccine passport issue for allowing international travel to those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus infection, the government said on Saturday and noted that discussions are still on. "When we will be able to reach a consensus at the world and WHO level, then we will take necessary steps,” he said …

A Boon for Future International Travel or A Problem Ahead? The Debate is On
3 years, 7 months ago

A Boon for Future International Travel or A Problem Ahead? The Debate is On

News 18  

Is Covaxin the first step towards vaccine visa? The staff of a hospital in Bengaluru received a call from a lady in early 40s asking if they can facilitate first dose of Covaxin for her family of 5 people. After much persistence she said she has plans of travelling to Europe once flights resume and a friend had told her …

Covid UK: Domestic vaccine passports not necessary, SAGE psychologist says
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid UK: Domestic vaccine passports not necessary, SAGE psychologist says

Daily Mail  

Professor Stephen Reicher said passports wouldn't be needed if everyone was jabbed Green-lighting domestic Covid vaccine passports would be an admission by ministers that the jab rollout is destined to fail, a Government scientist warned today. Professor Stephen Reicher, a top social psychologist who sits on SAGE, said forcing people to produce jab certificates to enjoy their freedoms would only …

Vaccine Passports & Travel Bubbles: How International Air Travel Won’t Be the Same Post-COVID
3 years, 7 months ago

Vaccine Passports & Travel Bubbles: How International Air Travel Won’t Be the Same Post-COVID

News 18  

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, aviation continues to be disproportionally impacted. All this time, air travel is continuously witnessing complex and asymmetric rules–rules that speak to each country, to politics, to virus containment strategies and to public opinion. Every country views air travel differently; views the source country—from where passengers are arriving—differently; and values passengers differently. What countries have …

Column: Vaccine passports are the nudge we need to achieve herd immunity
3 years, 7 months ago

Column: Vaccine passports are the nudge we need to achieve herd immunity

LA Times  

To hear some people tell it, vaccine passports are just another effort by Democrats, progressives and Satan to take away your freedom, just like when they told you to wear a mask and made you shut down your business. In a hyperventilating Wall Street Journal op-ed a couple of weeks ago, two medical school professors lit viciously into the idea …

Australia's COVID vaccine rollout speed needs to double for borders to reopen within a year, experts warn
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia's COVID vaccine rollout speed needs to double for borders to reopen within a year, experts warn

ABC  

Australia will need to double the speed of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in order to safely open its international border within 12 months, epidemiologists have warned. Key points: Australia has vaccinated about 1.86 million people so far The rollout has been pushed back due to concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine One expert says it will take years to vaccinate the …

Vaccine passports in the UK to be launched by summer, report says
3 years, 8 months ago

Vaccine passports in the UK to be launched by summer, report says

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a report in the Telegraph, a government official told travel bosses on the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group: …

Vaccine passports – A technical, not an ideological issue (Opinion)
3 years, 8 months ago

Vaccine passports – A technical, not an ideological issue (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Baldwin is the author of “Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled so Differently across the Globe,” just out from Cambridge University Press. As lockdowns are eased – but before we have achieved herd immunity – allowing the vaccinated to begin travelling, attending events and eating out would help restart the economy. Vaccine passports are …

What is a Covid-19 vaccine passport? Will you need it?
3 years, 8 months ago

What is a Covid-19 vaccine passport? Will you need it?

India Today  

"Vaccine passports," or vaccine certificates, are documents that show you were vaccinated against Covid-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. In some states, Republican governors have issued orders barring businesses or state agencies from asking people to show proof of vaccination. Proof of vaccination or a negative test could be a way for businesses and schools to reassure customers, …

Australians vaccinated against coronavirus could be allowed to travel overseas and return home without hotel quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

Australians vaccinated against coronavirus could be allowed to travel overseas and return home without hotel quarantine

ABC  

The Prime Minister has flagged allowing Australians to travel overseas and return home, without going into hotel quarantine, if they are vaccinated against COVID-19. Key points: Scott Morrison says people would be permitted to travel for "essential reasons" such as business, medical reasons, important family events and funerals He says vaccinated people would still need to quarantine but may be …

Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much?
3 years, 8 months ago

Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much?

LA Times  

Vaccine passports could speed the safe reopening of the economy, but they have some drawbacks. Right now, only one state — New York — has said it would issue an “Excelsior Pass” to residents vaccinated against COVID-19. New York’s new “Excelsior Pass” is a digital pass that people can use to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. …

The 'known unknowns' — and baffling secrecy — of Australia's COVID vaccine rollout
3 years, 8 months ago

The 'known unknowns' — and baffling secrecy — of Australia's COVID vaccine rollout

ABC  

Here's what we can tell you about Australia's vaccine rollout so far, based on what the states and federal government have reported. New South Wales has announced a new mass vaccination hub in Sydney's west, without certainty of how many vaccine vials will be available for it. Australia's vaccination rollout strategy has been slow by international standards and needs to …

What is a vaccine passport? Your Covid-19 travel questions, answered
3 years, 8 months ago

What is a vaccine passport? Your Covid-19 travel questions, answered

CNN  

CNN — With millions of Americans being vaccinated against Covid-19 every day, a heated debate is underway – do these people need proof of immunization in the form of a vaccine passport? New York was the first state to issue a digital vaccine passport using IBM’s Excelsior Pass app that displays a personalized QR code verifying vaccine status. While the …

Vaccine passports: Examining travel industry's push for tourist health passes, potential for risks and unfairness
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccine passports: Examining travel industry's push for tourist health passes, potential for risks and unfairness

Firstpost  

Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Technology companies and travel-related trade groups are developing and testing various versions of the vaccine passports, also called health certificates or travel passes. “I think …

China embraces coronavirus vaccine passports for overseas travel, but other countries foresee concerns
3 years, 9 months ago

China embraces coronavirus vaccine passports for overseas travel, but other countries foresee concerns

ABC  

China's Government has begun rolling out a digital vaccine passport to tens of millions of residents who have received their COVID-19 shots, while efforts for similar schemes in the US and Europe stall due to ethics debates about inequality and privacy. Key points: China has already vaccinated 52 million of its citizens The app on their phones could let them …

WHO Dismisses 'Vaccine Passports' For International Travel Due to Practical, Ethical Considerations
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO Dismisses 'Vaccine Passports' For International Travel Due to Practical, Ethical Considerations

News 18  

The so called “vaccine passports" should not be used as a requirement for international travel at the present time due to practical and ethical considerations, a senior World Health Organization official has said. Addressing a press conference this week, WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan said that “at the present time the use of certification of vaccination as a requirement for …

What Are Vaccine Passports & Why Are They Becoming Every Traveler's Necessity?
3 years, 9 months ago

What Are Vaccine Passports & Why Are They Becoming Every Traveler's Necessity?

News 18  

Not just work, travelling too will be witnessing permanent, significant changes in the post pandemic world. Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general, United Nations World Tourism Organisation, has also called for the global adoption of vaccination passports as part of wider measures for safe resumption of international travel. IATA Travel Pass: The World Health Organisation is developing digital standards for more secure …

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout: International travel, vaccine passports and who we trust to deliver the jab
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout: International travel, vaccine passports and who we trust to deliver the jab

ABC  

It was a moment millions of Australians had been waiting for. The survey, conducted over five days and finishing on Tuesday — before the excess dosage incident and storage errors were revealed — shows 65 per cent of Australians have "a great deal of trust" in healthcare professionals, with 24 per cent having a "moderate trust". When asked how accessible …

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport? Here are the pros and cons to this unknown, seemingly discriminatory idea
3 years, 9 months ago

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport? Here are the pros and cons to this unknown, seemingly discriminatory idea

Firstpost  

As of Thursday, at least 10.17 million people across the EU have been fully vaccinated with two doses — only 2.3 percent of the population. Last month Greece called on Brussels to allow “vaccine certificates” for travel within the EU. Spain, Europe’s most popular summer sun destination, sees vaccine passports as possibly “a very important element to guarantee a safe …

What are ‘vaccine passports’ and should we have them?
3 years, 10 months ago

What are ‘vaccine passports’ and should we have them?

Al Jazeera  

COVID vaccine passports will be no different to the normal documents you must show to travel to certain countries. If vaccines help protect people from getting sick and ease lockdown measures, I will happily flash a piece of paper confirming I have had my vaccine. With evidence mounting that the COVID-19 vaccines also reduce transmission of the virus, we owe …

Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Air New Zealand will trial a digital travel pass to give airlines and border authorities access to passenger health information, including their Covid-19 vaccination status, the carrier said Monday. Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19 The scheme, dubbed a "vaccination passport" by industry observers, is intended to streamline travel once borders reopen by allowing …

How Israel is taking a stride towards freedom with launch of vaccine passport
3 years, 10 months ago

How Israel is taking a stride towards freedom with launch of vaccine passport

The Telegraph  

Oleg Ivanyukov, the owner of Fitness Land in Rishon Lezion, said his staff were looking forward to welcoming back customers, but he had some concerns that the passport rule could be discriminatory. “I’m not going to ask to see the certificate, but if they have been vaccinated then they are welcome.” Israeli officials say they are aware of attempts to …

The COVID vaccine is here. Who will be able to see if you've had it?
3 years, 10 months ago

The COVID vaccine is here. Who will be able to see if you've had it?

ABC  

Australia's long-awaited COVID vaccine rollout is scheduled to begin on Monday. New laws have just been passed mandating the recording of COVID-19 vaccine information on the Australian Immunisation Register. The changes to the Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015 will mean vaccination providers, such as GP clinics, will need to report to the Government who was given the COVID-19 vaccine, both …

Immunotourism: How Covid vaccines could open up your holiday plans
3 years, 10 months ago

Immunotourism: How Covid vaccines could open up your holiday plans

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Increasingly many countries are introducing “immunotourism” policies that give more freedom to vaccinated travellers – and sometimes to people who …

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