Ministry of Health discusses issues related to “vaccine passports”
A “vaccine passport” must include a QR code or its holder should show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by competent authorities in countries and territories that have reached bilateral and multilateral agreements with Vietnam on this regard when entering Vietnam, the Ministry of Health has said.
Hanoi (VNA) – A “vaccine passport” must includea QR code or its holder should show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by competent authoritiesin countries and territories that have reached bilateral and multilateralagreements with Vietnam on this regard when entering Vietnam, the Ministry of Health has said.
Citizens from these countries and territories,who come to Vietnam with “vaccine passports” must be fully injected at least twoweeks before their entry and less than 12 months since their last shots, heard a meeting of the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on April 9.
The ministry also proposed that “vaccine passport”holders should spend a seven-day quarantine period at State-designated establishmentsand take two tests. If the tests show negative results, they will self-quarantine at home or places of residence for an additional seven days.
Dang Quang Tan, head of the health ministry’sGeneral Department of Preventive Medicine, pointed out the high risk ofCOVID-19 outbreaks following the roll-out of the “vaccine passport” programme,given a small number of vaccinated people in Vietnam.
Experts atthe meeting emphasised the need to press ahead with the inoculation drive,especially in localities.
In his remarks, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam,who is also head of the national steering committee, asked the ministry to report the progress ofnegotiations for COVID-19 vaccine purchase, accelerate the vaccination forprioritised groups, and pay attention to testing.
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It was reported at the meeting that Vietnam has gonethrough 15 days without domestically-transmitted infections, and the nationalcount now stands at 2,683.
The northern province of Hai Duong that was once thecountry’s biggest COVID-19 hotspot also recorded no cases over the pastconsecutive 14 days./.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
