It is not yet necessary to pull the suitcase and pillow from the neck of the storage.
In light of the hype and rumors surrounding the so-called “vaccine passport,” the World Health Organization has issued a statement warning transportation officials that such permits would not ensure that travelers are immune from spreading COVID- 19 in one way or another.
Vaccination testing would be a debatable requirement, as there are still more “critical unknowns about the effectiveness of vaccination in reducing transmission,” the WHO said.
“The WHO also recommends that vaccinated people not be exempt from complying with other travel risk reduction measures,” they wrote in a Feb. 5 statement about proposed digital passports showing a person has been vaccinated.
They also discouraged the possibility that cautious international travelers could compress the already low doses of coronavirus vaccine, putting disadvantaged groups at continued risk of exposure and extending their period of blockade isolation.
“People who do not have access to an authorized COVID-19 vaccine would be unfairly barred from freedom of movement if proof of vaccination status became a condition for entering or leaving a country,” the WHO wrote. . “National authorities should choose public health interventions that least violate individual freedom of movement.”
The United States, the United Kingdom and other European leaders have publicly reflected on safe travel programs and strategies that would pave the way for a rehabilitation of the travel industry, which would allow greater mobility between countries following a pandemic that has led to the loss of more than 2.5 million lives worldwide since last winter. . In addition to international travel, the license may allow access to bars and restaurants.
Public health experts outside the ranks of the WHO have also criticized the proposal.
“I can see that they could be useful in the long run, but I have several concerns for them to consider at this time when I think the scientific evidence does not back them up. Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, clinical epidemiologist at Queen Mary University of London, according to a CNBC report Thursday.
“We know very little about the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing infections or even asymptomatic diseases against various variants circulating in different countries,” Dr. Gurdasani added.
The statements come at a time when scientists are learning more than ever about the enigmatic disease, including a study published Wednesday that revealed the coronavirus can survive with tissues, including cotton and polyester blends, for up to three days, removed only with burns hot water and detergent.