Coronavirus: WHO analyzes the launch of a “passport of …

Studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) the possibility of implementing certificates or “vaccination passports” in international travel, said the expert from the immunology department of the institution’s European office, Oleg Benesh.

As the specialist explained at a press conference for Russian media, this question “is on the agenda of the International Committee for Medical and Health Standards.

“With the emergence of effective and safe coronavirus vaccines, WHO studies issues related to vaccination of international travelers. We would like to remind you that the use of an international certificate is a matter governed by medical and health regulations ”, he indicated.

The specialist said that the international organization is analyzing the scientific, normative and ethical aspects of this initiative.

Benesh noted that WHO is currently working in three main directions: recommending vaccines to those going on trips, approving countries to limit or requiring vaccination for travelers, and exchanging information. between countries on the processes. vaccination.

Russia was one of the countries to propose the creation of vaccination or immunity passports, for which the forthcoming authorization of a digital document on the State Services Portal, an initiative similar to that of Israel, who will issue “green passports” to vaccinated people, in order to facilitate their mobility.

Last December, the President of the Russian Senate, Valentina Matvienko, attacked this practice which she defined as an “anti-utopia” which would promote discrimination between citizens.

However, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, not only supported the issuance of vaccination passports, but also called on the government on April 4 to study the possibility of this vaccination document having international validity.