Australia to have vaccine passport system ready within weeks for international travel

The Morrison government is developing internationally recognised vaccination certificates, trade minister Dan Tehan says

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The Morrison government will have a system in place within weeks to support the resumption of international travel as vaccination rates rise, the trade minister, Dan Tehan, says.

With senior federal ministers meeting on Wednesday to continue work around vaccine passports, Tehan told reporters the resumption of international travel would require a system that can enable recognition of vaccination - a vaccination certification scheme".