Last week, embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced New York is launching “vaccine passports” for citizens to show digital proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to gain entry to events and businesses.
President Joe Biden’s COVID team apparently considered an electronic test-and-trace program that would allow businesses to deny service to potential patrons based on their health data, according to a report from The Washington Free Beacon.
From the outlet:
The system resembles the one being used in China, where a mandatory app gives each user a “health status”—green, yellow, or red—that dictates access to public spaces. The University of Illinois app likewise divides users into three categories: “yellow” if they’ve recently tested negative, “orange” if they’ve potentially been exposed, and “red” if they’ve recently tested positive. Only students with a yellow status may enter buildings.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said federal agencies are working to establish “guidelines” for “vaccine passports,” but indicated they will be led by the private sector rather than the government.
Former Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.) pushed back against the idea of a “vaccine passport,” explaining on Twitter it is different from the vaccines already required for schools.
“A ‘vaccine passport’ is not ‘what we already do,’” he tweeted. “It’s not proof of vaccination for [international] travel or schooling. It’s proof of vaccination for everyday living — groceries, restaurants, movies. It’s disingenuous to conflate the former with the latter.”
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