{"id":122595,"date":"2021-07-31T19:55:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=122595"},"modified":"2021-07-31T19:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:25:59","slug":"eus-vaccine-travel-pass-is-highly-discriminatory-towards-low-income-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/eus-vaccine-travel-pass-is-highly-discriminatory-towards-low-income-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"EU\u2019s vaccine travel pass is highly discriminatory towards low-income countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: Indian Express<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: Implications of Green Pass scheme<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong>: Green Pass scheme is discriminatory towards low income countries. Issues involved and way forward.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In a recent guideline, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended its member states not to seek proof of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery as a mandatory condition for entry to or exit from a country. In this direction, many countries like China and Israel have introduced vaccine certificates that ease the process of entering and traveling across the destination country for vaccinated travelers.<\/p>\n

Though these certificates can be looked at from the lens of trade facilitation, they can potentially act as a trade barrier if they encourage discriminatory treatment.<\/p>\n

The recent and the most contentious issue in this regard is the European Union\u2019s \u201cGreen Pass\u201d scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also Read<\/strong>: What is EU’s Green Pass Scheme? – Explained<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Issues with Green Pass Scheme<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Discriminatory in nature<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The EU’s approach creates a divide between low and high-income countries due to the following reasons:<\/p>\n