Australia to issue COVID-19 vaccine passports within weeks to resume international travel

Restrictions to end once 80 per cent of the population is vaccinated

Restrictions to end once 80 per cent of the population is vaccinated Source: Moment RF

International COVID-19 vaccine passports will be rolled out from October, allowing people to prove their vaccination status ahead of the resumption of overseas travel.


Highlights
  • Australians will start using international vaccine passports from next month as the federal government prepares for the return of overseas travel.
  • The COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be available to travellers on either their phones or in printed form.
  • Under the nation’s reopening plan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested overseas travel will resume when states reach the 80 per cent vaccination threshold.
 

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