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SYDNEY, Nov 24 — Australia will likely require international arrivals to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face a prolonged quarantine, as officials sketch out what “new normal” virus restrictions may look like. Although “no final decision” had been made on how to proceed when a...

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The comments came as Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said international travellers would need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to fly with the Australian flag carrier. But with promising results in vaccine trials, Hunt suggested Australians may start receiving doses as early as March.Other major regional airlines, however, said it was too early to comment on what travel requirements might be when a vaccine becomes widely available.

The International Air Transport Association announced late yesterday it was in the “final stages” of developing a digital health pass that it says can be used to record Covid-19 tests or vaccinations and will “support the safe reopening of borders”.

 

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