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Over one hundred economies receive Covid vaccine from Covax

More than one hundred economies have received life-saving Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX, the global mechanism for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines

Nigeria: new bird flu outbreak increases health risk

An outbreak of avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been reported on 30 farms across seven states in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Covid-19 vaccine deliveries from India to be delayed in April

Deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to lower-income economies participating in the COVAX Facility will face delays during April as the Government of India…

UK debates making Covid passports mandatory for international travel

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also suggested that a Covid passport scheme could be used domestically ‘within the UK’, and has received a wall of backlash

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Over 60 per cent of Brits support vaccine passports

Three in five British adults (61 per cent) back the introduction of vaccine passports according to AllClear Travel Insurance

Shangri-La has extended its Covid cover across more of its hotels

The hotel operator, with properties located around the world, is now extending its complimentary Covid-19 medical coverage to include additional hotels in Southeast Asia, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan

People are keen to travel using digital health passports

So says a multinational study. However, it also highlights that travellers expect firms to be responsible with their health data

Greece to reopen in May with ‘five lines of defence’ strategy

Greece officials have confirmed that the country will reopen its borders to visitors on 14 May

Marriott trials contactless check-in to reduce Covid-19 risk

Hotel chain Marriott International will be piloting contactless arrival kiosks at several select-service hotels, as well as the launch of a proof-of-concept for contactless grab-and-go marketplaces at two Fairfield by…

Travel update: US lets vaccinated citizens travel and Germany requires test

Germany is now requiring all travellers arriving in the country to provide a negative Covid test; Australia ends local lockdown; and vaccinated US citizens are allowed to travel domestically

Air France to trial International SOS health passport

Air France and Groupe ADP launched a new test programme of the ICC AOKpass solution for digitising Covid-19 test results, developed by MedAire/International SOS

Health passports with Covid-19 test information successfully used

IATA’s travel pass was tested successfully by Singapore Airlines as JetBlue starts using CommonPass app, and Hong Kong airport successfully trialled its health passport

Vaccine passports to be introduced for EU travel

A new announcement from the EC confirms that the proposed ‘Digital Green Certificates’ for facilitating international travel are to only be used within the European Union (EU) at first

WHO adds Janssen vaccine to COVAX initiative

On 12 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Covid-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out

Covid-19 vaccines sold online

As cities and states struggle to vaccinate people in a timely manner, some seeking protection against the novel coronavirus are turning to dubious online marketplaces

Covid vaccine update: could the jab open up international travel from May?

US to have enough vaccinations for their citizens by May; IATA is not asking for vaccines to be requirement for flying; and Cyprus will let vaccinated British travellers into the…

Focus is on travel health for the cruise industry

Cruise operators are insisting on proof of Covid immunity, including vaccinations, to board ships

Argentina reports hantavirus cases

One individual has died as a result of infection transmitted via rodents

Malaria elimination confirmed in El Salvador

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted El Salvador certification of malaria elimination in a notable first for the Central American region

Australia issues warning over march flies

Insect bites from march flies, of which there have been an uptick due to increased rainfall and warm temperatures, have caused severe anaphylactic reactions in some people across Gascoyne and…

First case of H5N8 avian flu reported in humans

Russia reported the cases in late February, with findings sent to the World Health Organization

Plague erupts in the DRC

Thirty-one people have died in the country due to an outbreak of what is mainly reported as the bubonic plague

New Zika vaccine trials yield promising results

A Zika virus vaccine has shown to have lasting durability for up to a year, according to recent trials

Typhoid fever cases in Singapore

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating a cluster of two typhoid fever cases