After UK and France, Japan to start vaccine passports for international travel

Updated on: Apr 28, 2021, 20:24:36 IST

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Japan to follow United Kingdom and France's footsteps in resuming international travel amid Covid-19 pandemic, plans on introducing vaccine passports

Japan's government is planning to introduce vaccine passports to help restart international travel, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.

The passports would take the form of scannable smartphone apps that carry Covid-19 inoculation information, Kyodo said, citing government sources.

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