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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 head of the organization called for global prioritization of “vulnerable groups,” and admonished t...

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 Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) brief draws on social science literature and informal intervie...