Equal access to vaccines was also mentioned as a reason for the global health body’s rejection of vaccine passports. The WHO’s rejection of such passports followed a number of states in the U.S. requiring proof of vaccination before allowing people to enter business establishments.
WHO Spokeswoman Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters during an April 6 news conference in Geneva, Switzerland: “We are saying at this stage [that] we would not like to see the vaccination passport as a requirement for entry or exit because we are not certain that the [COVID-19] vaccine prevents transmission.”
Harris also cited the issue of equity – the equal access to vaccines across different groups in society – as to why the global health body rejected vaccine passports. Back in early March, WHO Health Emergencies Program Executive Director Dr. Michael Ryan told reporters: “Vaccination is just not available enough around the world and is not available certainly on an equitable basis.”
But the WHO is leaving the door open for vaccine passports.
“This is an evolving situation. When we know more about whether or
not [the vaccine] prevents transmission and when there’s greater equity,
this is something that may well be important in the future],” Harris
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