The international aviation organization IATA is in favor of the introduction of a corona passport. Everyone who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 should be able to travel freely within the European Union with such a passport.
IATA agrees with an earlier call from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who argued last week for a European recognized travel document for vaccinees.
IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac has written to the European Commission that the trade association is in favor of a “recognised vaccination certificate, because it enables governments to reopen borders safely and gives passengers confidence that they can travel safely, without quarantine being a barrier”.
On Thursday, EU leaders will meet to discuss Greece's vaccine passport plan.
Airlines Emirates and Etihad Airways are starting with a digital corona passport
Airlines also seem to be enthusiastic about such an initiative. Emirates and Etihad Airways have already joined IATA's Travel Pass initiative. With a digital corona passport, travelers can easily demonstrate which tests they have undergone, which should make it easier and safer to fly.
The IATA came up with the initiative at the end of last year, in order to refloat the global aviation that is suffering badly from the pandemic. From April, Emirates passengers can digitally report their corona status to the airline via an app. Etihad Airways expects to do the same in the first quarter of this year. Singapore Airlines also introduced the Travel Pass earlier.
Source: NOS and Luchtvaart.nl
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A great idea from the IATA because you can see who has been vaccinated against what and when. Soon countries will use that to let people in or not, at least I think.
And only for corona-19? There are more dangerous viruses than Co-19 and there are diseases that are not transmitted by viruses. This will become a broad passport for all dangerous ailments in no time.
But how do you keep that up to date? There are vaccines for ten years and there are vaccines for one year and who checks whether the papers you provide are correct and not fraudulent?
But I think it's a good initiative.
It could be a replacement for the well-known yellow vaccination booklet, which is no longer really neat after 24 years of use
Well no, that means that you are obliged to get vaccinated, even if your faith is against this, it is discrimination and violation of human rights, ps I am not against vaccination
Discrimination?? It is a completely free choice. It is logical that choices have consequences – for example, if I choose not to get a driver's license, I shouldn't complain that I can't drive a car….
So I think so too. I also often hear, they are not allowed to do that, and that is not constitutional, and blah blah blah. People forget that it is always private companies that impose rules. A private company can decide who can enter. A vaccination booklet is also requested in daycare centers and boarding schools. These only want to protect their customers and staff.
If there's one thing that absolutely doesn't interest me, it's the interests of anti-vaxers and virus deniers. There is also no discrimination. Discrimination is making a distinction based on irrelevant characteristics, such as skin colour. In this case, a distinction is made on the basis of an extremely relevant property, namely infectivity for third parties.
Incidentally, it is not yet certain whether vaccines also prevent the transmission of a virus.
Thailand has also already announced that it will not waive the quarantine obligation for the time being.
This is not a limitation at all, but a necessity if you do fly and have not been vaccinated and you infect other people) this has nothing to do with religion or discrimination
that is a pity, but something surreal like weighing “your faith” against public health…..the sooner, the better. That we can just travel freely again. And those who are against it because of their faith…get over it
Of course, issuing a corona passport is a good idea. We all know from our childhood and youth that vaccination booklets existed. Restoring such a document to its former glory is fine. Not only for aviation, also if you have to be in a supermarket, or want to go to the cinema, or want to take the metro. We are already scanning bonus cards, public transport tickets and all kinds of discount cards. Why not a barcode on a corona passport. It will make corona deniers act differently. And believe me: if Thailand requires such a vaccination certificate to gain entry to the country, they will be first in line.
Then it is better to have a chip implanted with all the data…
I am immediately in favor of this, so immediately passport data in that chip and the chip of the bank. At least you can travel easily and you don't have to worry about forgetting the most important thing.
why not a yellow label in your ear like with cows, they immediately see that you have been vaccinated, they also do not need a chip reader, which saves costs again.
as long as it has not been scientifically determined that you cannot infect others with a vaccination, it is a farce. Other than that, the effectiveness of Sinovac is slightly more than 50%, in short, the chance that you are protected yourself is 50 – 50, it is much better than the chance of a prize in the state lottery though.
For traveling within the European Union, which this article is about, this could be a tool.
But intercontinental is less easy I think. Variants against which the vaccine is less effective can just keep spreading before they are discovered and then the whole story starts all over again. Especially in poorer countries, where vaccination will only start in 1 or 2 years, mutants have a long opportunity to develop and spread.
Which variants make the vaccination less effective? Please don't come up with anything yourself.
Today on NOS.nl:
Oxford is working on converting vaccine against new variants
Scientists at the University of Oxford are hard at work developing new versions of the AstraZeneca vaccine that are effective against the corona variants from South Africa, Brazil and the United Kingdom, the British newspaper Daily Telegraph reports.
According to the newspaper, this is because the current generation of covid-19 vaccines may not work against the new South African variant. The vaccine scientists are investigating how quickly they can convert their vaccine to be effective against a new variant. It could probably be done in a day or two, an Oxford source told the newspaper.
According to a spokesman for the University of Oxford, "Viruses are known to be constantly changing through mutation" and we can expect many new variants to be identified in 2021. “These changes are being closely monitored by scientists, and it is important that we remain alert to changes in the future.”
Dear Willem,
See the current affairs today. Sometimes the truth is more annoying than you could imagine.
Just for the record. I am absolutely not against vaccinations, but this is really the greatest nonsense that exists and all learned gentlemen agree on that. Namely, a vaccinated person is still able to spread diseases. The only advantage is that he himself is safe. So no benefit for the distribution. And do we have to vaccinate ourselves for every scary disease on earth??? That means hundreds if not thousands of syringes and that will never stop because new diseases are constantly developing. Let's say a prayer without end. Just let this be food for thought.
The reasoning is incorrect. The intention of vaccination is that at least 70% of the population has done so, so that maximum protection/resistance against the virus occurs. That in turn is the guarantee that we can all go to Thailand healthy and well. To be clear: you are not vaccinated against diseases, but you are vaccinated against the causes. https://rijksvaccinatieprogramma.nl/vaccinaties/dktp-hib-hepb It would also be to listen to the right learned gentlemen.
This means that people who do not want to be vaccinated are no longer allowed to fly. Vaccination is therefore indirectly mandatory.
And what about people who have not yet had the opportunity to get vaccinated, but who want / have to fly in the short term?
Yes, that is indeed what it means, not wanting to vaccinate is not flying. Just like – I already wrote it – not wanting to get a driver's license means you can't drive,
And what do you think of children who have NOT been vaccinated by their parents (because they believe in gnomes), should we also ban them in daycare centers?
Shall we also immediately scrap the constitution?
Children are already in a major vaccination program. There is no argument to include the corona vaccine in this. https://rijksvaccinatieprogramma.nl/vaccinaties/dktp-hib-hepb
https://www.destentor.nl/zwartewaterland/het-dilemma-van-de-biblebelt-meer-kinderen-moeten-ingeent-worden~a74b03be/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
I am obviously not talking about Covid, but about other vaccinations that are not given to children because their parents believe in leprechauns…
It is stated in the Declaration of Human Rights, “integrity of the human body, ie each person is in charge of his own body!
Beats. But then he also chooses the consequences associated with it. The common interest and public health take precedence over the individual. Just imagine an even more contagious and much more deadly virus, where the individual can transmit. Ppk there imposed measures to protect the community are a necessity. And those who do not want to follow it must bear the consequences.
But you can ride!
Pure nonsense, it should remain a free choice, whether or not to vaccinate.
What are people worried about if they are already vaccinated, then it doesn't matter if they sit next to an unvaccinated person?!
They do not yet know for how long people remain immune after being vaccinated.
If I make every effort to protect myself and my loved ones by adhering to all guidelines, have been unable to go anywhere for 10 months now, plus have myself vaccinated in a few months: why would I allow someone who does not want to vaccinate come sit next to me on the plane. After all, this person and his 'kindred spirits' ensure that I have to wait even longer before I can leave. These types of people get no respect from me. Since March last, they had more than enough time to properly inform themselves. To return to "normal" (read: to be able to go to Thailand) you would expect at least adult people to put aside their "right" by now.
Jannus, be careful who puts you in all kinds of boxes, you are not the only one who has been committed to protecting himself and his loved ones for 10 months. In addition, there are many who are also committed to the safety of total strangers by, for example, wearing a face mask in public spaces or going into quarantine if he / she has tested positive (unfortunately there are also those who do not think this is necessary). It's like Bob says, what's your problem if you're sitting next to someone with corona if you've been vaccinated for it? The same happens with all kinds of other diseases for which we have been vaccinated from an early age, such as mumps, measles, etc., which are also spread through the air (coughing / sneezing). I have never heard of anyone who has been refused on an airplane because he has not been vaccinated for these diseases in accordance with the national vaccination program (10% of people in NL are not vaccinated).
Finally, the following on your comment: To return to "normal" (read: to be able to go to Thailand) you would expect that at least adult people would put aside their "right" by now. It doesn't matter how many people in NL have been vaccinated before the Thai government opens the borders again, because it depends on how many people have been vaccinated in Thailand, because they are at risk.
PS2: I also like to get vaccinated as soon as possible due to underlying risks in my health, we wait.
That's also sensible, but in NL you don't get proof, with vaccination. ridiculous, how am I supposed to go to my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter in Thailand?
Inge, I read something completely different:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/coronavirus-vaccinatie/vraag-en-antwoord/vragen-over-registratie-en-persoonsgegevens-coronavaccinatie
Can you still have it put in your yellow book
I think the intention is that we can all fly safely (or want to go to a concert, museum, pub, restaurant or something like that). In my opinion, that means that one gets vaccinated, although it is not yet clear whether you are not contagious with that, and the other can submit a negative corona (rapid) test. What's wrong with this dual system?