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Joe BidenBiden should seek ‘Ostpolitik’ to negotiate with autocrats The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden’s infrastructure plan sparks debate over definition Memorandum: Biden’s bet on taxes MOREChief medical advisor of Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciFauci proclaims vaccinations: ‘This will not last forever’ President of the Navajo Nation: Disparities in the health system contribute to the impact of COVID-19 on Native Americans Preview of Sunday programs: Democrats observe the approval of the infrastructure project; health experts warn of the fourth wave of coronavirus MORE said in a podcast on Monday that the federal government will not impose passports that show proof of vaccination COVID-19.
But the The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told the podcast “Politico Dispatch” that he hopes that certain companies and educational institutions will be able to demand them.
“I doubt that the federal government is the main driver of the vaccine passport concept,” he said. “They may be involved in ensuring that things are done in a fair and equitable manner, but I doubt that the federal government is the main element of this.”
Fauci said that “individual entities”, such as theaters and universities, can take the lead in vaccine requirements and implement their own policies.
“I am not saying that they should or would, but I am saying that you could predict how an independent entity could say, ‘Well, we cannot deal with you unless we know that you are vaccinated’.” Fauci said: “But it will not be ordered by the federal government.”
The debate over digital or physical vaccine passports has grown in recent weeks, as the United States begins to transition to a post-pandemic life.
Fauci’s comments are in line with what other government officials said recently, with the White House press secretary Jen Psaki
Jen PsakiUK to Pilot Use of Coronavirus Passports in Large Meetings Formerly secretive Guantanamo Bay unit closed by US Buttigieg says infrastructure plan will reduce deficit ‘by year 16’ MORE saying last week that there will be “no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential”.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantisDeSantis discusses with ’60 minutes ‘the vaccine launch:’ What you’re saying is wrong ‘Why some Republicans think vaccine passports will backfire on Democrats Florida Governor: State looking to prevent’ a situation of real catastrophic flood ‘MORE (R) signed an executive order last week, banning government entities from distributing vaccine passports to residents and banning companies from requiring customers to provide vaccination vouchers to receive services.
New York, on the other hand, launched the Excelsior Pass last month, which uses a QR code on a phone app to check for proof of vaccination. The European Union also released a proposal for vaccine passports that would allow travelers to cross the country’s borders without the need for quarantine.
Republican strategists and agents told The Hill that they plan to highlight the vaccine passport debate in an effort to win over midterm voters who are concerned about the government’s exaggeration.