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11 Jan, 7 tweets, 4 min read
The head of a global travel organization opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travelers in the fight against the pandemic, despite skepticism about reaching herd immunity this year reut.rs/39phIGK
Several health experts said during #ReutersNext conference that the mass roll-out of coronavirus vaccines would not result in enough people having immunity to be able to effectively stop COVID-19 from spreading
Some policymakers have proposed immunization should be compulsory for air travel as the world steps up the battle to curb the spread of COVID-19
'We should never require the vaccination to get a job or to travel': Gloria Guevara, chief executive of the World Travel and Tourism Council, said such moves would be similar to workplace discrimination
She was supported by AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, who said global testing protocols remained key to unlocking travel
Their comments contrasted with a majority of online panel viewers in a snap poll who supported a vaccine requirement
The contrasting views highlighted the difficulties reaching agreement on ways to defeat COVID-19 as the death toll from the virus and its economic fallout mount reut.rs/39phIGK

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