Covid-19 vaccine distribution minister Nadhim Zahawi denied allegations that the UK government is planning to introduce a “vaccine passport” detailing which Britons were vaccinated and which were not, calling the idea “discriminatory”.
Asked during an interview with Sky News on Sunday whether the government is considering the possibility of creating a vaccine passport, as has been speculated, Zahawi said: “No we are not.”
The minister explained that whoever receives the first dose of the vaccine wins “An NHS card with their name”, the date they received their first dose and the date of the second dose, and that is all the government is currently supporting.
Zahawi said that the main reasons why the government is not planning a vaccine passport is because “We don’t know the impact of vaccines on transmission,” with vaccinated Britons being warned that they may still carry the virus and that the practice “It would be discriminatory.”
I think the right thing to do is to make sure that people come and get vaccinated because they want to, rather than being mandatory in some way through a passport.
If other countries require proof of vaccination for entry, he added, “Then you can ask your family doctor, because he will have the record.”
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Zahawi acknowledged that technology companies received funding from UK Research and Innovation to analyze the creation of vaccine passport applications, but concluded, “We are not planning to have a passport in the UK.”
“I just want to repeat this because I have had a lot of it on my social media,” he explained, adding, “We certainly do not intend to introduce this as part of the vaccine implantation program.”
A petition asking the UK government to pledge against the launch of a vaccine passport received about 60,000 signatures after reports indicated it was studying the system to allow the British to go abroad.
The concept of a vaccine passport has become extremely controversial in the UK and elsewhere, with figures like former Prime Minister Tony Blair in support, but others arguing that it would turn those who have not been vaccinated into ‘second-class’ citizens. class’ and would essentially strengthen them to be vaccinated against their will.
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