International Travelers Vaccination Centre to be set up at Lahore airport

The federal government of Pakistan is set to establish an International Travelers Vaccination Centre at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, aimed at facilitating travelers who require vaccinations before departing for foreign destinations. This initiative, part of the government's push to make vaccination mandatory for international travelers, will include dedicated counters at the airport to streamline the vaccination and documentation process for departing passengers.

In addition to digital vaccination certificates for diseases such as influenza, meningitis, and polio, the centre is expected to offer digital certificates for polio, yellow fever, and COVID-19, with the latter being a disease for which NADRA already provides certificates. These digital certificates will enable travelers to carry verifiable proof of their vaccination status when required by destination countries or health authorities.

The proposed system will link vaccination records with citizens' National Identity Card (CNIC) numbers, enabling authorities to maintain and retrieve immunisation information through a centralized digital framework. This integration of vaccination data with national identity records is expected to pave the way for a comprehensive digital health record for Pakistani citizens, while also reducing reliance on paper-based certificates and making verification of vaccination records easier for international travelers.

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