One measure would be to allow the vaccinated more freedom to cross borders
The surreal nature of international travel in the Covid-19 era was beamed live around the world last weekend. In the opening minutes of a soccer match in Sao Paulo between Brazil and Argentina, play ground to a halt when public-health officials walked onto the field to remove several Argentine athletes for an apparent breach of a 14-day quarantine . The game did not resume.
Obviously, caution is warranted with the Delta variant. But the lack of pragmatism about international travel is striking. Although many governments have eased restrictions on movement at home, since recognising the evidence that vaccines protect against severe forms of Covid-19, travel curbs appear to be preserved in cement.
The benefits, meanwhile, are hard to spot. Consider the treatment of travellers from France, who are not allowed into the US and who had to be quarantined upon arrival in the UK until recently, even if they were vaccinated. Today they still have to book a Covid-19 test two days after arrival.
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