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Prayut orders study on ‘vaccine passports’ amid tourism wipeout

A man receives the Sinovac coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province on Sunday. (Reuters photo)

The prime minister said on Tuesday he has commissioned a study to look into issuing Covid-19 vaccination certificates for international travellers, as the country seeks to revive a tourism industry battered by coronavirus curbs.

Thailand has been mulling the idea of so-called “vaccine passports”, but no target date has been set and tourism operators have complained about lost revenue.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the country will proceed with caution, waiting to see how effective vaccines are first in preventing the spread of Covid-19.

“I have already ordered the study so we can be prepared, but it’s also important that we proceed in line with other…

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