Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be needed to travel to Australia, opening up the country to those who have been given doses which have not been recognised by the country's medicines regulator.
Source:Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be needed to travel to Australia, opening up the country to those who have been given doses which have not been recognised by the country's medicines regulator.
Border closures and unrecognised vaccines have meant Rong Cai and Xinping Zhang have not seen their grandson Ivan in Australia since 2019.They were both given the Zifivax vaccine which was first approved for use in Uzbekistan and then in China. Baixue Zhang is hopeful she will get to see her mother after three years now that the Australian government has removed its proof of vaccination requirement.Ms Zhang’s mother had initially planned to come to Australia last year when rules changed that recognised parents as immediate family, allowing them to enter Australia.
But her other two doses were a vaccine she said was the Sinopharm vaccine which is not on the TGA’s list of recognised vaccines made by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products. While the government’s requirements are changing, travellers also need to take into account whether the airline they travel into Australia with has its own vaccination policy.
"What we've found is the majority of airlines follow the health advice of the destination that they're flying to. So while the announcement was made yesterday, we expect to see airlines remove those restrictions, in line with the best health advice," Mr Long said.
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