{"id":174,"date":"2021-03-22T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=174"},"modified":"2021-04-11T19:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T19:07:06","slug":"covid-19-vaccine-passport-future-new-travel-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/covid-19-vaccine-passport-future-new-travel-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Vaccine Passport: Future New Travel Requirement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_175\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175\" class=\" wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"460\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Kandle Dart<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are more widely available to the public in recent days, like everyone else, I see light at the end of the tunnel. I can\u2019t wait to be vaccinated and be able to freely travel around the world again in the near future. At this point, the Government of Vietnam is still suspending entry into Vietnam to all foreigners with limited exemptions. Even family reunification is not exempted. But, there\u2019s good news. <strong>On March 17, the Vietnamese Prime Minister (<em>Th\u1ee7 T\u01b0\u1edbng<\/em>) Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac urged relevant ministries and agencies to consider gradual resumption of international flights and prepare to accept applications for a \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em>\u201c (vaccine passport).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>H\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><strong> (<\/strong><strong>Vaccine Passport<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you heard of or possessed a \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin\u201d?<\/em> I\u2019m still waiting for my turn to be vaccinated, so I don\u2019t even have the vaccination certificate yet. As for the \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em>\u201d, the United States is still talking about it. Just to be clear, \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin\u201d <\/em>is proof that you have either tested negative for COVID-19 or have been vaccinated. With this digital era, that \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin\u201d<\/em> could be in electronic format or just a physical paper card, like the yellow immunization card in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Let me throw some related vocabulary words at you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>H\u1ed9<\/em><em> chi\u1ebfu<\/em> &#8211; Passport<\/li>\n<li><em>Ch\u1ee7ng<\/em><em> ng\u1eeba &#8211; <\/em>Immunization<\/li>\n<li><em>V\u1eafc<\/em><em> xin<\/em> \u2013 Vaccine<\/li>\n<li><em>\u0110\u1ea1i<\/em><em> d\u1ecbch<\/em> \u2013 Pandemic<\/li>\n<li><em>Gi\u1ea5y<\/em><em> ch\u1ee9ng nh\u1eadn ti\u00eam v\u1eafc xin d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng<\/em> \u2013 Certificate of Immunization<\/li>\n<li><em>T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c y t\u1ebf Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi &#8211; <\/em>World Health Organization (WHO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>H\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d <\/em><\/strong><strong>in Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know how \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin\u201d<\/em> will work when international travel resumes. It is too soon to say because at this moment, who knows which countries will accept or exclude what types of vaccine. Denmark and Sweden said they will develop \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin\u201d <\/em>for travel while France and Germany showed no enthusiasm. Moreover, what would be the actual name for the <em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin?<\/em> Would there be a universal name or various phone app names. Who knows.<\/p>\n<p>I scanned through some Vietnamese online newspapers this week, and they all mentioned \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>. The government is really looking forward to re-opening the country. The economy in general, and tourism in particular has suffered tremendously due to COVID-19. Therefore, the Vietnamese tourism industry is pushing for the prospect of welcoming tourists back by July with this \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em><em>\u201d <\/em>concept. It is always easy to say but hard to do. The talk is everywhere but the implementation is still somewhere\u2026out there. I hope a solution will be found soon.<\/p>\n<p>In case you are curious about the number of COVID-19 infection cases in Vietnam, here is the latest number I got from <em>The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Online Newspaper of the Government <\/em>(VGP): As of March 17, 2021, Vietnam confirmed 2,560 COVID-19 infection cases, including 2,158 recoveries and 35 deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros &amp; Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I see the argument for rapidly reopening the country from both sides. Everyone is looking forward to returning to \u201cnormal\u201d life as soon as possible. Some are eager to get vaccinated, some are hesitant, and some refuse the option. The \u201c<em>h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu v\u1eafc xin<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em> would allow countries to fully reopen their economies and for people to travel. However, it may lead to other unintended negative effects such as discrimination against people who don\u2019t have access to the vaccine, or people coerced into vaccination. Worse, it may bring a false sense of security from believing in the immunity of COVID-19, leading to irresponsible behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Are you in favor, or against a vaccine passport?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/IMG_2735.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>As Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are more widely available to the public in recent days, like everyone else, I see light at the end of the tunnel. I can\u2019t wait to be vaccinated and be able to freely travel around the world again in the near future. At this point, the Government of Vietnam is still&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/covid-19-vaccine-passport-future-new-travel-requirement\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1849,2111,179,13],"tags":[529261,510876,550875,529367,161,550878,550873,550874],"class_list":["post-174","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-events","category-news","category-vocabulary","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-immunization","tag-pandemic","tag-travel","tag-travel-requirements","tag-vaccination","tag-vaccine-passport"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}