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 they find suitable. The vaccine has been approved in many countries individually but for Europe and America-bound travellers, Covaxin inoculation does not make them eligible for vaccine passport as of today. According to the step-wise guide issued by Aarogya Setu, a person can get her vaccine passport by following these steps: Vaccinated people can log in to http://cowin.gov.in Go to “Account Details” section and click on “Raise Issue” Three options could be seen now.

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E.U. dallies on recognising ASEAN COVID vaccine passports
2 years, 7 months ago

E.U. dallies on recognising ASEAN COVID vaccine passports

The Hindu  

currently recognises COVID passport certificates issued by only three countries from Southeast Asia, despite a surge in outbound travel from the region as pandemic restrictions are lifted. 's recognition of Malaysia's pass, in particular, was "very slow" considering it has issued digital vaccine certificates since the very beginning of its vaccination rollout in 2021, and uses robust security for its …

'Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study
3 years ago

'Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study

India Today  

Covid-19 certification or 'vaccine passports' led to increased immunisation 20 days before and 40 days after introduction in countries with lower-than-average vaccination coverage, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. 'SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LOW COVERAGE NATIONS' The study linked data of Covid-19 certification introduced from April to September 2021 to vaccination uptake in six countries …

Canada launches COVID vaccine passport for travel
3 years, 2 months ago

Canada launches COVID vaccine passport for travel

Al Jazeera  

The standardised certificate will have a QR code for scanning at airports, train stations and other entry points. “As Canadians look to start travelling again, there will be a standardised proof-of-vaccination certificate,” Trudeau said, urging Canadians who have not done so to get vaccinated as soon as possible. “We can end this pandemic and get back to the things we …

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster?
3 years, 2 months ago

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster?

Associated Press  

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you’re fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the J&J. But U.S. health officials now recommend boosters for some people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 based on …

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 …

Boris Johnson ditches UK's COVID-19 vaccine passport plan under pressure from his own party
3 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson ditches UK's COVID-19 vaccine passport plan under pressure from his own party

ABC  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the introduction of vaccine passports, announcing he will set out his plans on Tuesday to manage the COVID-19 pandemic during the colder months. Key points: The backtrack comes after officials suggest vaccine passports are necessary Critics within the Conservative party object to vaccine passports as a burden on business and an infringement on …

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. …

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-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 …

Explained | Europe's 'Green Passport' and its impact on India
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Europe's 'Green Passport' and its impact on India

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 1, the European Union implemented the EU Digital COVID Certificate or the “Green Passport”, which allows ease of intra-European travel for passengers who have taken one of four vaccines ‘recognised’ by the European Medicines Agency that excludes Indian-made Covishield and Covaxin, among others. The move led to a sharp protest from India, as well …

Jaishankar Discusses Inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with Top Official
3 years, 5 months ago

Jaishankar Discusses Inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with Top Official

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took up the issue of inclusion of Covishield in the EU COVID-19 Vaccination Passport with a top European Union official and promised to follow up the matter. People vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, are unlikely to be eligible to travel to the European Union member states under the …

Serum Institute urges Centre to take up inclusion of Covishield in vaccination passport with EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute urges Centre to take up inclusion of Covishield in vaccination passport with EU

India Today  

The Serum Institute of India has urged the government to take up inclusion of Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport with the European Union and other countries, saying if not done it will affect students and business travellers, and disrupt the Indian and global economy. However, not including Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport will not allow Covishield …

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 …

Kerala to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates with passport numbers
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates with passport numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government announced on Friday that it will issue COVID vaccination certificates with passport numbers to those persons who require to go abroad for job or studies and need travel clearance. An order issued by the State Health and Family Welfare Department today stated that many countries have stipulated that a valid COVID vaccination certificate is mandatory for …

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 …

Can Indians fully vaccinated with Covaxin travel abroad? Here's what you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

Can Indians fully vaccinated with Covaxin travel abroad? Here's what you need to know

India Today  

The developers of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin have rejected reports claiming those who are fully vaccinated with its Covid vaccine may not be allowed to travel internationally due to pending approval from WHO and several other countries. Bharat Biotech International Limited earlier this week announced that it had submitted 90 per cent of the documentation to the WHO for obtaining an …

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 …

UK to use a National Health Service phone app as vaccine passport
3 years, 7 months ago

UK to use a National Health Service phone app as vaccine passport

Hindustan Times  

Britain plans to use a National Health Service phone app as its Covid-19 'vaccine passport' certificate that will allow its population to travel internationally this summer, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. UK to use a National Health Service phone app as vaccine passport Countries around the world are looking at a host of options that will serve as …

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 …

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: …

California encourages venues to require vaccine ‘passports’ — just don’t call them that
3 years, 8 months ago

California encourages venues to require vaccine ‘passports’ — just don’t call them that

LA Times  

California health officials have repeatedly said they have no plans to institute COVID-19 vaccine “passports” — digital or paper passes that allow vaccinated residents or those who’ve tested negative into concerts, baseball games and other sports arenas. “The idea of vaccine verification is very old,” said Dr. Christopher A. Longhurst, a professor of pediatrics and chief information officer for UC …

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, and will I need one?
3 years, 8 months ago

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

Associated Press  

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one? “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. International travel bans by countries could also …

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, …

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. …

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 …

White House rejects U.S. vaccine passports, skirting uproar
3 years, 8 months ago

White House rejects U.S. vaccine passports, skirting uproar

LA Times  

New York’s new Excelsior Pass app is a digital pass that people can use to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test. The U.S. government won’t issue so-called vaccine passports, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, after Texas sought to limit their development because of privacy concerns. “There will be no federal vaccinations database and no …

What scattered vaccination records mean for Covid-19 immunity ‘passports’
3 years, 8 months ago

What scattered vaccination records mean for Covid-19 immunity ‘passports’

CNN  

CNN — As more than 100 million Americans have received Covid-19 vaccines, experts are calling on the federal government to set standards for vaccination “passports” that may serve as proof. If you lose your vaccination card, CDC advises that you “contact your vaccination provider directly.” If that’s not possible, reach out to “your state health department’s immunization information system.” Looking …

If you won’t carry a ‘vaccine passport’, do us all a favour and stay at home
3 years, 8 months ago

If you won’t carry a ‘vaccine passport’, do us all a favour and stay at home

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It might be “un-British” to have …

Apps to verify COVID-19 immunisation spark debate as concerns over privacy, access gain ground in US
3 years, 8 months ago

Apps to verify COVID-19 immunisation spark debate as concerns over privacy, access gain ground in US

Firstpost  

The argument over whether ‘vaccine passports’ are a sensible response to the pandemic or governmental overreach echoes the bitter disputes over the past year about masks, shutdown orders and even the vaccines themselves. Harrisburg: Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunisation status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point …

Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers
3 years, 8 months ago

Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers

LA Times  

The”Excelsior Pass” app can be downloaded to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flashpoint in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health …

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 …

Air travel in the time of Covid: What are vaccine passports and how countries are creating their own versions
3 years, 9 months ago

Air travel in the time of Covid: What are vaccine passports and how countries are creating their own versions

India Today  

In mid-February, Israel became the first nation to implement a domestic vaccine certification system that allowed those who have been vaccinated to access certain facilities such as gyms and restaurants, and attend public events. Closer home, flyers on Singapore Airlines will be able to use a mobile app to verify their Covid-19 test results and vaccination status as the national …

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 …

Ministers are working on ‘coronavirus passport’, based on negative test results
3 years, 9 months ago

Ministers are working on ‘coronavirus passport’, based on negative test results

Dutch News  

Government specialists have developed an app that shows the carrier has tested negative for coronavirus, which could become the basis for a broader ‘coronavirus passport’, health minister Hugo de Jonge has confirmed, ahead of Monday evening’s press conference. ‘And want we don’t want is compulsory vaccinations, and that also means indirectly,’ De Jonge said. You don’t want people to feel …

Vaccination passports not a Dutch priority, amid discrimination fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccination passports not a Dutch priority, amid discrimination fears

Dutch News  

Sources in The Hague suggest that the Dutch government is shying away from sanctioning a ‘vaccination passport’ as a means of relaxing some of the coronavirus measures, the Parool reported on Friday. Both prime minister Mark Rutte and finance minister Wopke Hoekstra dismissed the plan in last Sunday’s election debate and insiders suggest it will be April at least before …

Vaccination passports not a Dutch priority, amid discrimination fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccination passports not a Dutch priority, amid discrimination fears

Dutch News  

Sources in The Hague suggest that the Dutch government is shying away from sanctioning a ‘vaccination passport’ as a means of relaxing some of the coronavirus measures, the Parool reported on Friday. Both prime minister Mark Rutte and finance minister Wopke Hoekstra dismissed the plan in last Sunday’s election debate and insiders suggest it will be April at least before …

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