Thailand is putting the cart before the horse with plans to issue travel papers to those vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as next month.
While a global system has yet to be put in place, Disease Control officials approved plans to issue so-called COVID passports that may be accepted by other nations in the future.
Thailand could begin honoring them by cutting isolation time in half to seven days as soon as next month if the plan is approved by the cabinet.
It will cut it to 10 days for people with health certificates indicating a recent negative test.
The vaccine certificates will be given to those who get their second dose of Chinese-made CoronaVac on March 21, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
They will come in the form of a yellow booklet familiar to anyone who traveled back when yellow fever and vaccine health books were common.
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