The South Korean government has announced that it will require people in the country to use Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine passports. Any Korean that does not have a vaccine passport will not be able to go to work and enter stores to purchase necessities.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced on Tuesday, March 30, that the government will be rolling out a smartphone application by the end of April that will show a person’s vaccination status.
“The introduction of a vaccine passport or ‘green pass’ will only allow those who have been vaccinated to experience the recovery to their daily lives,” said Chung during an interagency meeting regarding the government’s response to the coronavirus.
According to Chung, the vaccine passport app has already been developed. It will use blockchain technology to protect individuals from potential identity theft. (Related: COVID FASCISM: Biden administration plotting with corporations to push coronavirus vaccine passports that will discriminate against those with innate, functioning immune systems.)
Around 850,000 people in South Korea have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine since the country’s mass inoculation campaign began in late February. The country has planned to fully vaccinate 12 million people by the end of June and to achieve herd immunity by November.
Vaccine hesitancy among Koreans is low, with more than 86 percent of the 3.5 million people eligible to receive the vaccine stating that they plan to take the shot.
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