May I see your vaccine passport? You will be asked to demonstrate proof of shots everywhere — be it airports, shops or events — until the coronavirus outbreak is kept at bay. If you leaf through history, you will find their predecessors. In the past, travellers carried international certificates of vaccination to show at the port of entry when they visited yellow fever risk areas such as Africa and Latin America.
No sooner had the Covid vaccination campaign begun at the end of last month than Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered officials to look into the future use of vaccine passports. Last week, the national committee on communicable diseases gave the green light to the proposal for travel permits that show vaccination status. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said those who get two doses of…
