The Mgwirizano Wapadziko Lonse Woyendetsa Ndege (IATA) adapempha kusamala poyankha Malangizo a European Commission kuti EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) ikuyenera kukhalabe yovomerezeka kwa miyezi isanu ndi inayi pambuyo pa katemera wachiwiri, pokhapokha ngati atapatsidwa jab yolimbikitsa.
"EU DCC yachita bwino kwambiri poyendetsa njira wamba yothana ndi vuto la COVID-19 komanso kuthandizira ufulu wa anthu kuti ayendenso. Zimathandizira kuchira kosalimba m'gawo la maulendo ndi zokopa alendo. Ndipo ndikofunikira kuti kusintha kulikonse kukhale ndi njira yolumikizirana yomwe imazindikira zovuta zamitundu yosiyanasiyana ya mayiko omwe ali mamembala ndikulimbikitsa kulumikizana kwina kulikonse. Europe, "anatero Rafael Schvartzman, IATAWachiwiri kwa Purezidenti waku Europe.
Kuwombera kwa Booster
Chofunikira kwambiri ndi kutsimikizika kwa katemera komanso kufunikira kwa kuwombera kolimbikitsa. Pamene chitetezo choperekedwa ndi katemera chikutha, ma booster jabs akuperekedwa kuti awonjezere ndi kulimbikitsa chitetezo cha mthupi cha anthu. Komabe, ngati kuwombera kolimbikitsa kumaloledwa kuti DCC ikhale yovomerezeka, ndikofunikira kuti mayiko agwirizane ndi njira yawo ndi kutalika kwa nthawi yololedwa pakati pa katemera wathunthu ndikupereka mlingo wowonjezera. Miyezi isanu ndi inayi yomwe bungwe la Commission linanena, ikhoza kukhala yosakwanira. Zingakhale bwino kuti tichedwetse izi mpaka mayiko onse apereke chilimbikitso kwa nzika zonse, komanso kwa miyezi khumi ndi iwiri yovomerezeka kuti apereke nthawi yochulukirapo kuti anthu alandire mlingo wowonjezera, poganizira njira zosiyanasiyana zopezera katemera.
"Lingaliro loyang'anira malire pa kutsimikizika kwa DCC limabweretsa mavuto ambiri. Anthu omwe adalandira katemerayu Marichi asanafike, kuphatikiza azaumoyo ambiri, adzafunika kukhala atapeza chilimbikitso pofika 11 Januware kapena sangathe kuyenda. Chifuniro EU mayiko amavomereza pa nthawi yovomerezeka? Kodi chofunikirachi chikugwirizana bwanji ndi mayiko ambiri omwe apanga ziphaso za COVID zomwe zimadziwikanso ndi EU? Komanso, a Bungwe la World Health Organization (WHO) wanena kuti kuwombera kolimbikitsa kuyenera kukhala patsogolo kwa magulu omwe ali pachiwopsezo omwe sanakhale ndi mlingo woyamba, osasiyapo chilimbikitso. Padziko lonse lapansi, pulogalamu ya katemera ikadali ndi njira yayitali yoti ipitirire m'maiko ambiri omwe akutukuka kumene ndipo cholinga chake chiyenera kukhala pakuwonetsetsa kuti katemera ali wofanana. Popeza ambiri oyenda pandege sali m'magulu omwe ali pachiwopsezo kwambiri, kulola miyezi khumi ndi iwiri kuti chilimbikitso chisafunike kungakhale njira yothandiza kwambiri kwa apaulendo komanso njira yabwino yopezera katemera," adatero Schvartzman.
Kuzindikira katemera
Chinanso chomwe chikudetsa nkhawa ndi ganizo la bungwe la Commission loti apaulendo alandire katemera wosagwirizana ndi katemera.EU Katemera wovomerezeka ayenera kupereka mayeso olakwika a PCR asananyamuke. Izi zidzalepheretsa kuyenda kuchokera kumadera ambiri padziko lapansi kumene chiwerengero cha matenda ndi chochepa, koma chiwerengero cha anthu chapatsidwa katemera. WHO-makatemera ovomerezeka omwe sanavomerezedwebe ku EU.
“Maboma akuyenera kuyika patsogolo mfundo zosavuta, zodziwikiratu komanso zothandiza kuti anthu okwera ndege azikhala ndi chidaliro choyenda komanso kuti oyendetsa ndege akhazikitsenso mayendedwe. European Center for Disease Control yafotokoza momveka bwino lipoti lake laposachedwa kwambiri loti zoletsa kuyenda sizingakhale ndi vuto lililonse pa nthawi kapena kukula kwa miliri yakomweko. Tikuyamikira kuti akuluakulu a boma ayenera kukhala tcheru, koma kusankhana katemera omwe avomerezedwa ndi WHO ndikuwononga chuma komanso cholepheretsa anthu kuti asamayende bwino, "anatero Schvartzman.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- Given that the majority of air travelers are not in the most vulnerable groups, allowing a twelve-month time period before a booster is needed would be a more practical approach for travelers and a fairer approach for vaccine equity,” said Schvartzman.
- However, if booster shots are mandated to maintain the validity of the DCC, it is vital that states harmonize their approach to the length of time allowed between the point of full vaccination and administering the additional dose.
- It would be better to delay this requirement until all states are offering booster jabs to all citizens, and for a twelve-month validity to give more time for people to access a booster dose, considering the differing national vaccination approaches being taken.