As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, Keidanren is aiming to introduce a "vaccine passport" that proves vaccination, which is under consideration worldwide, so that people who have gone abroad for business can move smoothly. He expressed his intention to strengthen the approach to the government.
Keidanren held a study session for the media on the 26th about vaccine passports, which are under consideration for introduction worldwide.
A certificate of vaccination of the new corona called a vaccine passport is required to be presented at hotels and theaters in Israel in the Middle East, and the EU = European Union is also considering introducing it.
At the study session, the person in charge of Keidanren expressed his intention to strengthen the efforts to the government and others toward the introduction in Japan so that people who went abroad for business etc. can move smoothly.
However, it has been pointed out that it is not clear how long the effect of vaccination will last in the vaccine passport, and that those who cannot or do not receive the vaccine may be treated discriminatory.
Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare, who specializes in public health as a lecturer, said, "When introducing it, it is necessary to have a discussion that many people can understand that'this mechanism will not cause discrimination'." It was.