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Vaccination proof? PH mulls over ways to prove inoculation status in borders

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/05/20210317-covid-naia-travel-jc-5.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Travelers wearing personal protective equipment as a precaution against COVID-19 arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Parañaque City on March 17, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div> MANILA - The Philippines is coordinating with the World Health Organization and other countries on what proof of COVID-19 vaccination should be presented in borders, a Cabinet official said Thursday.Several sectors have been urging the national government to either scrap or reduce the mandatory 10-day quarantine for vaccinated foreigners and Filipinos arriving from abroad.&quot;Wala tayong problema pag dating sa science... Ang concern lang po natin kung &#x27;yung nagsasabi na bakunado na sila from abroad ay totoong bakunado,&quot; Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo.(We don&#x27;t have problems when it comes to the science. Our concern is how do we tell if a person from abroad has been vaccinated.)&quot;Nakikipag-ugnayan tayo sa bansang Amerika, sa ibang bansa at maging sa WHO ano ba &#x27;yung evidence at proof at kung puwede ay may iisa na lang na digital na card,&quot; he said.(We are coordinating with the US, other countries and the WHO about the evidence and proof of vaccination, and if possible, if they could just issue one digital card.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/22/21/senate-moves-to-replace-vaccine-passport-with-covid-19-vaccine-card">Senate moves to replace &#x27;vaccine passport&#x27; with &#x27;COVID-19 vaccine card&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/15/21/vaccination-card-vaccine-passport-tinatalakay">Vaccination card binibigay sa Pilipinas; paggamit ng passport tinatalakay pa</a></li></ul>While several countries have been issuing vaccination cards, Nograles said border control officials may still have a hard time verifying the authenticity of these items.&quot;Madali pong mag fake ngayon. Kahit sa America nagfe-fake sila ng vaccination card,&quot; Nograles said.(It is easy to fake stuff. Even in America, they fake vaccination cards.)&quot;Hindi pa natin naplaplantsa so we have to treat everybody equally unless bakunado ka dito, bakunado ka sa Pilipinas [kasi] mache-check namin, mave-verify namin,&quot; he said.(We haven&#x27;t ironed it out yet so we have to treat everybody equally unless they are vaccinated in the Philippines because we can check, we can verify that.)&quot;Pero kung galing kang abroad, hindi namin alam kung bakunado ka o hindi so we have to assume na hindi ka bakunado,&quot; he said.(But if they&#x27;re coming from abroad, we don&#x27;t know if they&#x27;re vaccinated or not so we have to assume that they are not.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/06/21/a-covid-19-shot-for-150-online-scams-surge">A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge</a></li></ul>Even if travelers from overseas have been vaccinated against COVID-19, they still have to undergo a 10-day quarantine and swab tests to ensure that they are not carrying foreign variants of the virus into the Philippines, the Cabinet Secretary said.&quot;We have to make sure na wala kang dalang virus,&quot; he said.(We have to make sure that they are not carriers of the virus.)&quot;Ang pinaka nakakatakot dito yung variants, especially yung Indian variant,&quot; he said.(The scariest part is the variants, especially the Indian variant.)The Department of Health (DOH) earlier said that while COVID-19 vaccines can prevent a person from becoming a severe or critical case, there is not enough research to prove that a vaccinated individual is already immune from carrying the virus.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/17/21/delta-variant-fueled-50-percent-rise-in-english-covid-prevalence-study">Delta variant fueled 50 percent rise in English COVID prevalence: study</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1708242" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Philippines is coordinating with the World Health Organization and other countries on what proof of COVID-19 vaccination should be presented in borders before revising its 10-day quarantine policy, a Cabinet official said, Thursday.

The Philippines is coordinating with the World Health Organization and other countries on what proof of COVID-19 vaccination should be presented in borders before revising its 10-day quarantine policy, a Cabinet official said, Thursday.