Vaccine Passports Will Be Covid's Next Political Flashpoint

 

Deccan Heald/NYT: Vaccine passports, Covid's next political flash point 

The idea is to allow families to reunite, economies to restart and hundreds of millions of people who have received a shot to return to a degree of normalcy 

The next major flash point over coronavirus response has already provoked cries of tyranny and discrimination in Britain, protests in Denmark, digital disinformation in the United States and geopolitical skirmishing within the European Union. 

The subject of debate: vaccine passports — government-issued cards or smartphone badges stating that the bearer has been inoculated against the coronavirus.

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WNU Editor: There is a good summary on what each country is doing when it comes to vaccine passports here .... Europe Divided Over Covid Passports (Gatestone Institute). 

 More News On Vaccine Passports 

Europe fears creating COVID-19 vaccine 'passports' could lead to discrimination, division -- L.A. Times 

Support for Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Grows, With European, Chinese Backing -- WSJ 

COVID-19 vaccine passports: The countries rolling out -- Traveler 

‘Vaccine passports’ will help you travel abroad this year. But they won’t be without their challenges -- CNBC

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