Pacific Island countries are months away from developing a regional vaccine passport.
If successful it would make it easier for Pacific Islanders travelling in the region to declare their vaccination status and for customs and immigration authorities to process travellers.
The head of the Oceania Customs Organisation secretariat, Richard Brennan, says the project is one of the most technical he has seen under the auspices of the Pacific Islands Forum and Pacific Community.
Kia ora Richard welcome on Pacific Waves it feels like we are just working our way through the Greek alphabet with covid but maybe lets start with how this has affected customs operations in general across the Pacific?
Air Niugini and Fiji Airways parked at Nadi International Airport in Fiji Photo: RNZI/Sally Round
