Covid Passports: How Do They Work Around The World?

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- Countries are deciding whether to implement Covid passports to allow people to attend events and travel.
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BBC News, July 26, 2021.

As time goes on, more countries are considering turning to Covid passports as a way of opening up and letting people travel. These passports are usually accessed via an app on your phone or in some cases, paper versions are available.

Some nations have already installed their own versions of a Covid passport which has allowed people to attend large scale events. But with some countries lagging behind with vaccinations, there is concern that some could be left behind. Here's how a range of countries have adapted vaccine passports and what they involve.

- UK

At the moment, "higher risk" settings such as nightclubs don't have to ask for proof of vaccination. However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans "to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather" by the end of September. Under these new measures, people would show proof of vaccination by using the NHS Covid Pass app in England.

The NHS Covid Pass - or equivalents in other parts of the UK - will also allow fully vaccinated adults to avoid quarantine when they return from most amber-list countries. But even if they have the pass, they will have to self-isolate on arrival in the UK from France. According to the government, more than 30 countries, including Greece and Spain now accept the pass but holders must check their destination's entry rules before booking and keep checking before travelling...

More, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56522408

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1. We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated