New Delhi/Geneva, April 29
Amid a raging second wave of Covid-19, a large number of Indians support vaccine certificates for international travel and everyday activities, such as accessing shops, restaurants and offices, a new survey on Thursday showed. Globally too, the survey showed that the public widely supported vaccine certificates for travel and accessing large venues.
55% back it globally
- The survey got the strongest support in India at 84%
- It evinced 5% support in Chile and 70% in Peru
- Got widespread opposition in Russia (72%) and US (52%)
However, support is divided when it comes to measures around daily life, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)/Ipsos survey conducted online across 28 countries among more than 21,000 adults between March 26 and April 9. The survey found that three in four people backed Covid-19 vaccine certificates for travellers entering their country while two in three thought these certificates would also be effective in making large events safe. "Most public opinions in high and middle-income countries are looking at vaccination certificates as indispensable tools for travel to resume and large public venues to reopen," said Arnaud Bernaert of Geneva-based WEF.
Among Indian respondents, 84 per cent agreed that all travellers entering their country should be required to have a vaccine passport. Globally, the support level dropped when it came to accessing parts of daily life only recently re-opening.— PTI
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