โCompletely unacceptable:โ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to forbid โvaccine passportsโ
Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called โvaccine passportsโ to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus. The requirement will be lowered again on April 5 to include anyone age 18 and over, DeSantis announced last week. As of Sunday, the state of Florida reported that 2,044,005 coronavirus cases and 33,819 deaths. DeSantis said allowing governments and businesses to require proof of vaccinations would be โan unprecedented expansionโ of public and private power.
โVaccine passport:โ Biden administration working to develop system
WASHINGTON โ The Biden administration is working on a system for people to prove theyโve been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The so-called โvax pass,โ or vaccine passport could be used by individuals in the workplace, in school or while traveling internationally. AdPresident Joe Biden has predicted that life in the U.S. could be back to normal by Christmas as the country works to increase vaccinations. The vaccine credentials could play a role in multiple aspects of daily life as the United States tries to push past the pandemic. The travel industry, in particular, has been calling on the federal government to develop a kind of universal โvax passโ system.