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Faced with the news that relevant ministries and branches are making initial preparations related to `vaccine visas`, Associate Professor Nguyen Viet Nhung, Director of the Central Lung Institute, said that at this time, Vietnam can begin to build a mechanism.
`In the immediate future, it applies to countries or regions with high vaccination rates and a policy of issuing vaccine passports,` Associate Professor Nhung said.
However, initial studies show that each Covid-19 vaccine has different effectiveness, ranging from 60 to 90%;
Associate Professor Nguyen Viet Nhung.
Associate Professor Nhung proposed that when piloting vaccine passports, Vietnam needs to develop a mechanism to require mandatory testing for people entering the country, meaning they must meet two conditions: having a passport (or certificate).
`These cases will not be required to be quarantined for 14 days as currently,` he added.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former Director of Preventive Medicine, Senior Advisor to the Vietnam Public Health Event Emergency Response Center (Ministry of Health), said that while countries around the world are
According to him, in the immediate future, Vietnam needs to build a database and infrastructure to serve tracking and issuing certificates to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
`Issuing passports or Covid-19 vaccination certificates to people who have been fully vaccinated is a necessary preparatory step so that Vietnamese citizens can later travel abroad or travel within the country safely.
Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu.
Regarding preparing the initial steps to consider recognition of vaccine passports for foreigners entering Vietnam, Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu said that it is necessary to be cautious and do each step thoroughly.
According to him, first of all it is necessary to study the effectiveness of each type of vaccine, and how many days it takes for antibodies to form after vaccination… `Currently, virus variants have not invalidated the vaccine, but if they appear
`We can combine different epidemic prevention measures to issue passports to people who have been vaccinated and are allowed to travel between countries with an agreement between the two sides,` Mr. Phu proposed.
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Anti-epidemic forces in Hai Duong received the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine on March 8.
Associate Professor Nguyen Huy Nga, former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, approaches the issue cautiously.
`The vaccine effectiveness that the initial studies announced was based on theory, but in reality it may be lower because it depends on the injection technique. Therefore, the risk of spreading the disease from people who have been vaccinated is
From this approach, Mr. Nga believes that Vietnam needs to wait for more related scientific research before applying vaccine passports.
Previously, at the meeting on March 12, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control assigned the Ministry of Health to make initial preparations on issues related to vaccine passports.
In the immediate future, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Information and Communications and major network operators will strengthen construction and try to complete the system of technical solutions related to `vaccine visa` as soon as possible, striving to
A vaccine passport is a digital document that proves an individual has been vaccinated against a virus, in this case Covid-19 (also known as a digital health card).
Some countries have issued Covid-19 vaccine passports, such as China.
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