The decision to introduce COVID-19 vaccination passports cannot be made quickly, but the certification debate is rewarding. This was announced on Sunday, January 17, by the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
“If we start to implement this too early, it will create a huge frustration,” he said on the air of the Dutch NPO channel.
The abrupt introduction of vaccination passports may give people the impression that vaccination is compulsory, he said. Therefore, this topic is important to discuss.
Michel said that the discussion on vaccination will take place during a video conference of the EU heads of state and government on January 21. He noted that an informal discussion of the issue between the leaders has been taking place in recent weeks.
The head of the Council of Europe believes that the main questions in the upcoming discussion will be "Do we agree with the introduction of the certificate?" and, with a positive answer to the first question, "When is it acceptable to do this?"
Michel explained that for passports to be introduced, a sufficient number of people must be vaccinated.
The day before, on January 16, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said that they do not rule out the introduction of immune passports in the event of a change in the situation with COVID-19. However, the organization has not yet recommended introducing a requirement for international travelers to prove their vaccination against coronavirus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of January instructed to consider the issue of issuing certificates for those vaccinated against COVID-19.
On January 15, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that the introduction of "immune passports" against the background of the coronavirus pandemic is a topic for discussion, it is important not to discriminate against any of the vaccines.
On December 25, 2020, the director of the Gamaleya Center, Alexander Gintsburg, called the introduction of "covid passports" the right decision.
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