‘Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet studyIt has been suggested that such certification might encourage more unvaccinated people to get vaccinated, particularly those who perceive t...
14 Dec, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Vaccine passports work against countries having no access to Covid shots: WTO chiefWTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that the body is "against using vaccine passports as barriers to movement or any kind of barrier to trad...
20 Oct, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
Vaccine passports are coming to Australia. How will they work and what will you need them for?Currently, vaccinated Australians can access a COVID-19 digital certificate through MyGov or the Express Plus Medicare app. Those needing p...
13 Sep, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?Most places that require vaccination proof also accept simpler options, such as the paper card noting the dates of your shots from the U.S....
26 Aug, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
Canada's Quebec province to introduce vaccine passport"The principle behind the vaccine passport is that people who have made the effort to get their two doses should be able to live a semi-nor...
06 Aug, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
Are COVID-19 vaccine passports fair?At the time I did not think twice about arranging (and paying) for these. It was simply the "vaccine passport" that was required for travel...
13 Jul, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Serum Institute asks govt to take up inclusion of Covishield in EU vaccination passportOnly four vaccines -- Comirnaty of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Vaxzervria by AstraZeneca-Oxford and, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen -- have been...
28 Jun, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
US says it is considering vaccine passport for Americans travelling abroad"We're taking a very close look at that," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said of the idea of special documentation for vacc...
28 May, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
How vaccine passports for global travel will workKeen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airl...
26 May, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Two Indian vaccine shots are not yet enough for a vaccine passportOf the two vaccines in use in India, only Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII) under licence from AstraZeneca, has WH...
06 May, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
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 fo...
15 Apr, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Africa CDC opposes issuance of COVID-19 passports citing inequitable access to vaccinesVaccine passports are documentation showing travellers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. Tec...
08 Apr, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Before you set out to travel, know what vaccine passport is, where it is required and what are the risksAirlines are counting on vaccine passports to convince governments to drop some restrictions.
19 Mar, 2021, 06.14 PM IST
The future of travel looks bright, but 'health passports' & digital certificates may take longer to arriveHowever, making health passports stricter for travel could invite legal challenges.
10 Mar, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
Vaccine passport is the new normal, but it comes with its own problemsPotential issues could arise around the younger generation who would be last in line to be vaccinated.
08 Feb, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Vaccine passports: path back to normality or problem in the making?Those developing the technologies however, say such tools come with consequences such as potentially excluding whole groups from social par...
04 Feb, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
Denmark developing digital COVID-19 "vaccine passport""It is expected that there may be requirements from other countries to present vaccine documentation upon entry. A Danish vaccine passport ...
08 Jan, 2021, 05.10 PM IST