Health authorities have dismissed the possibility of applying the World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine passport regulation for international travelling as there is still no proof any vaccines are totally effective in preventing Sars-CoV-2 transmission.
Research into Covid-19 vaccines has not been completed but they are allowed to be used on humans now because they are believed to be effective to some extent in preventing Covid-19 infections, Department of Disease Control director-general Opas Karnkawinpong said.
“Although Thailand and other countries allow Covid-19 vaccines, no one actually knows at this point the answer to the key question as to whether these vaccines are 100% effective in Covid-19 prevention,” Dr Opas said.
All countries should follow the WHO’s 2005 International Health Regulations when it comes to traveling from one country to another, he…
