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Updated Dec 28, 2020 | 10:58 IST Several companies have begun developing smartphone applications and software that will enable individuals to input key health information that can act to validate their health status. Representational image.  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights As vaccines become readily available for larger populations, avoiding resurgences of the virus as a consequence of inter-country migration will be of paramount importance The Common Trust Network – an initiative of the Geneva-based not-for-profit, The Commons Project and Th...

Should the COVID-19 vaccine figure into the future of flying? [Los Angeles Times] The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but for airlines, it’s the beginning of the discussion about how and whether a vaccine will factor into the future of flying. The discussion gained momentum after Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas Airways, said in November that the Australian airline will require passengers for international flights to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.   “Whether you’ll need that domestically, we’ll have to see what happens with COVID-19 and t...

Why Americans will demand to be able to prove they're vaccinated Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios You've received a coronavirus vaccination — but can you prove it? The answer to that question will help determine how the global economy functions for the next few years. Why it matters: The federal government will probably neither mandate nor encourage digital immunity passports or other proofs of vaccination. But privately-operated digital certificates are already being developed — and U.S. law means that anybody who gets vaccinated here should be able to obtain the proof they need. The big p...

This week, Business Extra looks back at the 10 biggest business moments from the UAE and beyond in 2020. Co-host The National’s personal finance editor, Felicity Glover, to count them down. In this episode Dr Rajesh Suri in February, delivering a message to residents from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as it prepared for the pandemic (1m 05s) Naim Yazbeck of Microsoft UAE on the fate of the 9 to 5 working day in the WFH revolution (4m 41s) Ian Ohan, founder and chief executive of restaurant operator Krush Brands, on the impact of the delivery economy on small businesses (6m 36s) Jennifer Sc...

The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but for airlines, it’s the beginning of the discussion about how and whether a vaccine will factor into the future of flying. The discussion gained momentum after Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas Airways, said in November that the Australian airline will require passengers for international flights to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Whether you’ll need that domestically, we’ll have to see what happens with COVID-19 and the market, but certainly for international visitors coming out and people leaving th...