FAQ: What Is A Vaccine 'Passport,' And What Are These Credentials Used For?
3 years, 11 months ago

FAQ: What Is A Vaccine 'Passport,' And What Are These Credentials Used For?

NPR  

FAQ: What Is A Vaccine 'Passport,' And What Are These Credentials Used For? Enlarge this image toggle caption NY Governor's Press Office via AP NY Governor's Press Office via AP Vaccine "passports" are making headlines and eliciting emergency measures by governors in a handful of states. The order says that "so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports reduce individual freedom and will harm patient privacy," and that requiring the passes for "everyday life" activities like going to a sporting event, restaurant or movie theater "would create two classes of citizens based on vaccinations." " Sponsor Message New York State says its Excelsior Pass is "a tool to support reopening New York's economy and accelerating the return to pre-pandemic activities" and "a free, fast and secure way to accept proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results to aid compliance with State reopening guidelines." Folks working to develop the new COVID-19 status credentials generally say that "passport" is a misnomer, and say that a better term is "digital credential" or "health credential."

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State-specific check in apps will be needed for COVID vaccine passports
3 years, 5 months ago

State-specific check in apps will be needed for COVID vaccine passports

ABC  

Australians will need to manage multiple check-in apps on their phones if they move between states once borders open, and consent to their medical records being shared every 12 months. While one nationwide app would make it much easier for interstate travellers, state and territory governments want to register vaccine certificates alongside the existing QR check-in information they manage. Senator …

Vaccine passports could be mandatory for WA events and air travel by year's end
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccine passports could be mandatory for WA events and air travel by year's end

ABC  

West Australians could require COVID-19 vaccine passports to go to football matches, concerts and fly interstate and overseas by late this year. Key points: Vaccine passports are set to become a way of life in WA Vaccine passports are set to become a way of life in WA An announcement on when exactly they will come into force is yet …

The Victorian Premier says the state is heading for a 'vaccine economy', here's what that might look like
3 years, 6 months ago

The Victorian Premier says the state is heading for a 'vaccine economy', here's what that might look like

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sent a clear message as to what the future of the economy looks like in the state, saying proof of double vaccination will now be the price of entry. Key points: The Victorian government will trial increased freedoms for double vaccinated residents Victorian businesses have thrown their support behind a 'vaccine passport' scheme The Moonee …

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?
3 years, 6 months ago

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?

Associated Press  

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one? “Vaccine passports” are digital or paper documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and could help you get into a growing number of places. Europe and U.S. states like California and New York created official digital credentials that let you verify your COVID-19 immunization record and convert it …

Mandatory COVID vaccines or a 'passport'? Either way it's a hot potato Morrison doesn't want
3 years, 7 months ago

Mandatory COVID vaccines or a 'passport'? Either way it's a hot potato Morrison doesn't want

ABC  

As the nation proceeds — but still at an agonisingly slow pace — towards the targets of having 70 and 80 per cent of those 16 and over fully vaccinated, the next big debate is about making the jab compulsory in workplaces. The government already has the beginnings of a vaccine passport scheme, although it won't use that name — …

The COVID-19 'vaccine passport' is coming. Here's how it could work and how it's legal
3 years, 7 months ago

The COVID-19 'vaccine passport' is coming. Here's how it could work and how it's legal

ABC  

Health authorities are currently pleading with Australians to get vaccinated if they can. "If you get vaccinated, there will be special rules that'll apply to you," he said. "Where I have expressed concern around restrictions for unvaccinated people is regarding the small percentage of the population who are medically unable to get the vaccine," she said. "Once 100 per cent …

Here's a look at COVID vaccine passport systems in use overseas
3 years, 7 months ago

Here's a look at COVID vaccine passport systems in use overseas

ABC  

An increasing number of countries are using vaccine passports not only at their borders but also to restrict who can participate in social and cultural activities, and in some cases even employment. The European Union this month implemented a vaccine passport system that allows anyone who is fully vaccinated with any of five Western-made vaccines to travel freely within the …

Mandatory vaccine passports set to be shelved from 19 July
3 years, 8 months ago

Mandatory vaccine passports set to be shelved from 19 July

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government is expected to shelve plans for mandatory domestic vaccine …

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one
3 years, 8 months ago

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one

India Today  

Covid-19 has unnerved the world where strangers are being seen with suspicion for carrying SARS-CoV-2. In March this year, China rolled out its digital vaccine passport that could be accessed through an app allowing authorities to verify an individual’s vaccination status by scanning a QR code. The European Union, however, said individual countries could grant vaccine passport for any vaccine …

Planning to Travel Abroad? Here's a Step-by-step Guide to Link COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate with Passport
3 years, 8 months ago

Planning to Travel Abroad? Here's a Step-by-step Guide to Link COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate with Passport

News 18  

Vaccination drives against the COVID-19 virus are in full swing across the country. In view of this guideline, the Co-WIN portal has introduced an option that enables users to link their vaccination certificates to their passport numbers. A step-by-step guide was also shared by the official Twitter handle of Aarogya Setu App which explains how one can link passport details …

Your Vacation Travel Checklist Must Now Include Vaccine Passport. But, It’s Easier Said than Done
3 years, 9 months ago

Your Vacation Travel Checklist Must Now Include Vaccine Passport. But, It’s Easier Said than Done

News 18  

Vacations the world over have been a mainstay of the middle class. And the standard set of documents that earlier contained the passport, air ticket and VISA is now likely to include a new item: the vaccine passport. Finally, there is a process of linking the vaccination proof to the passport itself—now a ubiquitous travel document, but which took half …

U.S. eyeing vaccine ‘passports’ for travel abroad, says DHS head
3 years, 9 months ago

U.S. eyeing vaccine ‘passports’ for travel abroad, says DHS head

LA Times  

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas said the government is taking “a very close look” at the possibility of vaccine passports for travel into and out of the United States. The U.S. is taking a close look at vaccine “passports” for international travel, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said Friday, opening the door to voluntary measures to prove …

How vaccine ‘passports’ became a battle cry for COVID-19 conspiracies, ‘anti-vaxx’ forces
3 years, 10 months ago

How vaccine ‘passports’ became a battle cry for COVID-19 conspiracies, ‘anti-vaxx’ forces

LA Times  

Protesters wait outside the Hall of Administration in Santa Ana to make public comments to the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “I understand why it’s becoming so politicized,” Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, director of the medical ethics program at UC Irvine and a member of Orange County’s vaccine task force, said Tuesday. “Such political use of the Holocaust stops …

Covid UK: Domestic vaccine passports not necessary, SAGE psychologist says
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid UK: Domestic vaccine passports not necessary, SAGE psychologist says

Daily Mail  

Professor Stephen Reicher said passports wouldn't be needed if everyone was jabbed Green-lighting domestic Covid vaccine passports would be an admission by ministers that the jab rollout is destined to fail, a Government scientist warned today. Professor Stephen Reicher, a top social psychologist who sits on SAGE, said forcing people to produce jab certificates to enjoy their freedoms would only …

What is a vaccine passport – and where do I get one?
3 years, 10 months ago

What is a vaccine passport – and where do I get one?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Vaccination certificates will be issued to recipients of any Covid-19 vaccine, but for travel purposes, only “vaccines which received EU …

Column: Vaccine passports are the nudge we need to achieve herd immunity
3 years, 10 months ago

Column: Vaccine passports are the nudge we need to achieve herd immunity

LA Times  

To hear some people tell it, vaccine passports are just another effort by Democrats, progressives and Satan to take away your freedom, just like when they told you to wear a mask and made you shut down your business. In a hyperventilating Wall Street Journal op-ed a couple of weeks ago, two medical school professors lit viciously into the idea …

Vaccine passports in the UK to be launched by summer, report says
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccine passports in the UK to be launched by summer, report says

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a report in the Telegraph, a government official told travel bosses on the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group: …

California encourages venues to require vaccine ‘passports’ — just don’t call them that
3 years, 11 months ago

California encourages venues to require vaccine ‘passports’ — just don’t call them that

LA Times  

California health officials have repeatedly said they have no plans to institute COVID-19 vaccine “passports” — digital or paper passes that allow vaccinated residents or those who’ve tested negative into concerts, baseball games and other sports arenas. “The idea of vaccine verification is very old,” said Dr. Christopher A. Longhurst, a professor of pediatrics and chief information officer for UC …

Vaccine passports – A technical, not an ideological issue (Opinion)
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccine passports – A technical, not an ideological issue (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Baldwin is the author of “Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled so Differently across the Globe,” just out from Cambridge University Press. As lockdowns are eased – but before we have achieved herd immunity – allowing the vaccinated to begin travelling, attending events and eating out would help restart the economy. Vaccine passports are …

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one?

Associated Press  

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one? “Vaccine passports,” or vaccine certificates, are documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. In some states, Republican governors have issued orders barring businesses or state agencies from asking people to show proof of vaccination. International travel bans by countries could also …

What is a Covid-19 vaccine passport? Will you need it?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is a Covid-19 vaccine passport? Will you need it?

India Today  

"Vaccine passports," or vaccine certificates, are documents that show you were vaccinated against Covid-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. In some states, Republican governors have issued orders barring businesses or state agencies from asking people to show proof of vaccination. Proof of vaccination or a negative test could be a way for businesses and schools to reassure customers, …

Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much?
3 years, 11 months ago

Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much?

LA Times  

Vaccine passports could speed the safe reopening of the economy, but they have some drawbacks. Right now, only one state — New York — has said it would issue an “Excelsior Pass” to residents vaccinated against COVID-19. New York’s new “Excelsior Pass” is a digital pass that people can use to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. …

Column: No shoes, no shot, no service. Why vaccine ‘passports’ are a good idea
3 years, 11 months ago

Column: No shoes, no shot, no service. Why vaccine ‘passports’ are a good idea

LA Times  

Are vaccination passports the next step in our COVID-19 battle? After a year of angry battles over lockdowns, mask mandates and vaccinations, a new front has opened in the coronavirus culture war: vaccine “passports.” If you travel overseas this summer, European countries will demand a document proving you’ve been vaccinated or have tested negative. “But that’s a criticism of the …

The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897 Over A Plague Vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897 Over A Plague Vaccine

NPR  

The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897 Over A Plague Vaccine Enlarge this image toggle caption Michele Abercrombie/NPR Michele Abercrombie/NPR This isn't the first time the world has been engaged in a conversation about "vaccine passports." "When there were outbreaks in South Asia people from there were not allowed to board ships, for instance, to Aden or Great Britain, …

What is a vaccine passport? Your Covid-19 travel questions, answered
3 years, 11 months ago

What is a vaccine passport? Your Covid-19 travel questions, answered

CNN  

CNN — With millions of Americans being vaccinated against Covid-19 every day, a heated debate is underway – do these people need proof of immunization in the form of a vaccine passport? New York was the first state to issue a digital vaccine passport using IBM’s Excelsior Pass app that displays a personalized QR code verifying vaccine status. While the …

White House rejects U.S. vaccine passports, skirting uproar
3 years, 11 months ago

White House rejects U.S. vaccine passports, skirting uproar

LA Times  

New York’s new Excelsior Pass app is a digital pass that people can use to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test. The U.S. government won’t issue so-called vaccine passports, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, after Texas sought to limit their development because of privacy concerns. “There will be no federal vaccinations database and no …

What are vaccine passports?
3 years, 11 months ago

What are vaccine passports?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, individual states have already suggested they will …

Apps to verify COVID-19 immunisation spark debate as concerns over privacy, access gain ground in US
3 years, 11 months ago

Apps to verify COVID-19 immunisation spark debate as concerns over privacy, access gain ground in US

Firstpost  

The argument over whether ‘vaccine passports’ are a sensible response to the pandemic or governmental overreach echoes the bitter disputes over the past year about masks, shutdown orders and even the vaccines themselves. Harrisburg: Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunisation status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point …

Column: Stop grousing about vaccine ‘passports’ — they’re the key to reopening society
3 years, 11 months ago

Column: Stop grousing about vaccine ‘passports’ — they’re the key to reopening society

LA Times  

Couldn’t leave home without it: A vaccine “passport,” required for travel in Africa in the 1980s and 1990s, shows vaccinations for meningococcus, hepatitis, measles and polio. Ron DeSantis, whose desperation to be a frontline culture warrior seems related to his pursuit of the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, on Friday issued an executive order purporting to bar Florida businesses from requiring …

Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers

LA Times  

The”Excelsior Pass” app can be downloaded to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flashpoint in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health …

Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices. These passports may start with COVID-19, but where will they end?” …

Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable'
3 years, 11 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable'

NPR  

DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable' Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images As more Americans get vaccinated, the desire to get back out into the world and enjoy activities again is strong. Sponsor Message "It's completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show …

Vaccine passports: Examining travel industry's push for tourist health passes, potential for risks and unfairness
4 years ago

Vaccine passports: Examining travel industry's push for tourist health passes, potential for risks and unfairness

Firstpost  

Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Technology companies and travel-related trade groups are developing and testing various versions of the vaccine passports, also called health certificates or travel passes. “I think …

EXPLAINER: Will you need a ‘vaccine passport’ to travel?
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: Will you need a ‘vaccine passport’ to travel?

Associated Press  

Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Technology companies and travel-related trade groups are developing and testing various versions of the vaccine passports, also called health certificates or travel passes. “I think …

‘A can of worms’: Experts weigh in on the vaccine passport debate
4 years ago

‘A can of worms’: Experts weigh in on the vaccine passport debate

Al Jazeera  

There is no international consensus on how, or why, vaccine passports should be used but many countries are exploring the idea. Here is what they had to say … Al Jazeera: Do current scientific understanding of COVID-19 and existing vaccines support the use of vaccine passports? Sarah Chan, a bioethicist at Edinburgh University: One of the main problems with vaccine …

What role could vaccine passports play in the pandemic?
4 years ago

What role could vaccine passports play in the pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

Several countries are rolling out vaccine passports for those inoculated against the coronavirus, despite concerns over the schemes. After months of costly shutdowns, closed borders and curtailed personal freedoms, the concept of vaccine passports is gaining traction with governments eager to plot their path through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. With mass COVID-19 vaccination drives proceeding at pace …

WHO Dismisses 'Vaccine Passports' For International Travel Due to Practical, Ethical Considerations
4 years ago

WHO Dismisses 'Vaccine Passports' For International Travel Due to Practical, Ethical Considerations

News 18  

The so called “vaccine passports" should not be used as a requirement for international travel at the present time due to practical and ethical considerations, a senior World Health Organization official has said. Addressing a press conference this week, WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan said that “at the present time the use of certification of vaccination as a requirement for …

What Are Vaccine Passports & Why Are They Becoming Every Traveler's Necessity?
4 years ago

What Are Vaccine Passports & Why Are They Becoming Every Traveler's Necessity?

News 18  

Not just work, travelling too will be witnessing permanent, significant changes in the post pandemic world. Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general, United Nations World Tourism Organisation, has also called for the global adoption of vaccination passports as part of wider measures for safe resumption of international travel. IATA Travel Pass: The World Health Organisation is developing digital standards for more secure …

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport? Here are the pros and cons to this unknown, seemingly discriminatory idea
4 years, 1 month ago

What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport? Here are the pros and cons to this unknown, seemingly discriminatory idea

Firstpost  

As of Thursday, at least 10.17 million people across the EU have been fully vaccinated with two doses — only 2.3 percent of the population. Last month Greece called on Brussels to allow “vaccine certificates” for travel within the EU. Spain, Europe’s most popular summer sun destination, sees vaccine passports as possibly “a very important element to guarantee a safe …

What are ‘vaccine passports’ and should we have them?
4 years, 1 month ago

What are ‘vaccine passports’ and should we have them?

Al Jazeera  

COVID vaccine passports will be no different to the normal documents you must show to travel to certain countries. If vaccines help protect people from getting sick and ease lockdown measures, I will happily flash a piece of paper confirming I have had my vaccine. With evidence mounting that the COVID-19 vaccines also reduce transmission of the virus, we owe …

‘Vaccine passports’: minister promises certificates for overseas travellers
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Vaccine passports’: minister promises certificates for overseas travellers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But speaking to BBC Breakfast, Mr Zahawi said: “If other countries will require a vaccine certificate then I think it’s …

Vaccine passports for international travel: What’s the idea behind it?
4 years, 1 month ago

Vaccine passports for international travel: What’s the idea behind it?

Live Mint  

With millions being vaccinated against Covid-19 every day, some political and business leaders are suggesting nations can help get life back to normal by rolling out a so-called vaccine passport: an easily accessible and verifiable certification that a person’s been inoculated. At the moment, many countries and airlines require proof that international travelers aren’t infected with SARS-CoV-2, but regulations vary …

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