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India Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO not in favour of mandatory vaccine passport

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Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
Why is WHO not in favour of making Covid vaccine passports mandatory?

WHO emergencies chief Dr Michael Ryan has said there are “real practical and ethical considerations” for countries considering the use of vaccine certification as a necessary condition for travel, The Quint said. Ryan said the UN health agency is against such a measure as of now. “Quite simply, vaccination is just not available enough around the world and is not available certainly on an equitable basis,” the Associated Press quoted Ryan as saying. Read more here 


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