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Global tourism group calls for global prioritisation of "vulnerable groups".

Despite widespread vaccination campaigns, herd immunity to the coronavirus will not be achieved this year, the WHO's top scientist has said. Until then, preventive measures such as masks will be necessary.

Some policymakers have proposed immunisation should be compulsory for air travel as the world steps up the battle to curb the spread of COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine roll-out wont achieve herd immunity this year: experts

The head of a global travel organisation on Monday opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travellers in the fight against the pandemic, despite scepticism about reaching herd immunity this year.

Vaccine requirements for travel would be ‘discrimination,’ global tourism group says Updated: January 11 Print article Following indications by lawmakers and at least one airline that vaccination against the coronavirus could become a requirement for international travel, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) on Monday said mandating inoculations would be discriminatory. In a Reuters panel discussion where health experts also expressed a long road to global herd immunity, the he...

World News - SYDNEY: The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines in many countries will not provide herd immunity from the global pandemic this year, health experts said yesterday, citing limited access for poor countries, community trust problems and potential virus... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The head of the World Travel and Tourism Council admonished those touting potential vaccine requirements for traveling.

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Institute of Development Studies "[V]accine hesitancy is shaped by additional and complex dimensions beyond information alone. Consideration of the communities and contexts in which vaccination occurs, and what motivates people to participate, will be important considerations for COVID-19 vaccines." Evidence suggests that vaccine hesitancy, a delay in acceptance or refusal of an available vaccine, threatens to undermine the public health benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. This Social Science in...