A senior World Health Organization official said “vaccine licenses” for COVID-19 should not be used for international travel due to a number of concerns, including an ethical consideration that coronavirus vaccines are not readily available throughout the world. universe.
At a press conference on Monday, WHO emergency chief Dr Michael Ryan said there were “very practical and ethical considerations” for countries considering using a vaccine certificate as a condition for travel, the UN health agency said. advise against it for now.
“The vaccine is not widely available worldwide and is definitely not available on an equitable basis,” said Ryan. WHO has previously noted that the duration of immunity from the many approved COVID-19 vaccines is not yet known and that data is still being collected.
Ryan also noted that the strategy could be unfair to people who cannot get the vaccine for certain reasons and who may want a vaccine passport to allow for inequality and inequality. (be) branded into the system.