![On the 27th of last month, New York State introduced a so-called ``vaccine passport'' app that can prove to others whether vaccination has been vaccinated and the results of the Corona 19 test through a smartphone. However, in Florida, negative voices about vaccine passports, such as an executive order banning the use of vaccine passports, are also coming out everywhere. [AP=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202104/04/6fd1b147-94d7-4963-9abc-afa94339fb5a.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
On the 27th of last month, New York State introduced a so-called “vaccine passport” app that can prove to others whether vaccination has been vaccinated and the results of the Corona 19 test through a smartphone. However, in Florida, negative voices about vaccine passports, such as an executive order banning the use of vaccine passports, are also coming out everywhere. [AP=연합뉴스]
Discussions are in full swing around the world to introduce a’vaccine passport’ that proves the vaccine vaccination against Corona 19. However, in the United States, voices against this are also common.
Florida Signs Executive Order Banning Vaccine Passports
“It can lead to discrimination in the wrong situation.”
Invasion of privacy, the underprivileged may become more alienated
The vaccination passport was designed with the intent to allow vaccinations to travel to other areas without separate examination or self-isolation, and to attend sporting events and concerts. A method of storing electronic devices such as smartphones has already been developed, which includes not only the vaccination status, but also the results of the Corona 19 gene amplification test (PCR), and whether or not antibodies have occurred.
On the 3rd (local time), NBC reported that Governor Ron de Santis Floriza signed an executive order banning the use of corona 19 vaccine passports in the state. The executive order banned state agencies from issuing vaccination passports, while preventing any business operator in the state from requesting vaccination passports. For example, the owner of a restaurant or performance hall should not ask visitors to show their vaccine passports.
Governor DeSantis was told that not all residents had yet been given the opportunity to vaccinate because of these measures. It can lead to discrimination between the right person and the wrong person. He pointed out that not only those who failed to get the vaccine for health or religious reasons, but even those who recovered from the virus and formed antibodies, could be disadvantaged. “The vaccination record is personal health information and should not be shared,” the executive order also emphasized.
There are concerns about vaccination passports even among civic groups and experts. Jay Stanley, a senior researcher at the American Civil Liberties Association (ACLV), was particularly concerned about the side effects of vaccine passports using digital systems such as smartphones. Personal information is likely to be leaked, leading to invasion of privacy, and those who have difficulty accessing digital systems such as the elderly may become increasingly marginalized.
Georges Benjamin, president of the American Public Health Association, was concerned about the situation where the vaccine passport became a political issue. Depending on the political tendencies, the degree of health inequality can increase. On the other hand, he pointed out that it gives too much relief to those who have been vaccinated, which can lead to neglect, such as wearing masks or social distancing still necessary.
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