The group’s work will focus on promoting the application by national authorities

The group’s work will focus on promoting the application by national authorities of operational protocols to facilitate the movement and protect the rights of cross-border transport workers, in line with states’obligations under the International Health Regulations (2005). It will promote COVID-19 vaccination of transport workers as per the recommendations of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, as well as the access of seafarers to medical care and medical evacuation.