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 Level 3                      Countries wondering whether to have vaccine passports

 – 1st March, 2021 

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Governmentsaroundtheworldmaycreate"vaccinepassports"tohelpo 

penupsocieties.Thepassportwouldbearecordoftheholderhavinghadt 

heCOVID-19vaccine.Itcouldbedownloadedonasmartphoneoritcoul 

dbeaddedtothemicrochipinidentitycards.Businessessuchasrestaura 

ntsandtheatresmightrequirepeopletoshowtheirpassportbeforethey 

enter.Peoplemayalsoneedonetoentervenuestowatchsportingevents 

.Supportersofthepassportssayitwouldalsoallowpeopletotravelovers 

easmoreeasily.TheWorldHealthOrganizationislookingatapossibleint 

ernationalscheme.Thiswouldrequirecountriestoagreeonwhatkindof 

passportisnecessary.Opponentsofvaccinepassportssaytheyareunfa 

irandcouldcreateinequalityinsociety.Manypeopledonotwantthevacc 

ine.Somepeoplesayitgoesagainsttheirreligion.Otherpeopledonottru 

stthevaccineandsayithasnotbeentestedenoughandisthereforeunsaf 

e.Somepeopleworryaboutthesecurityoftheirhealthdata.Thesepeopl 

emaynotbeabletogotorestaurantsorgetonairplanes.Israel'sHealthM 

inisterYuliEdelsteinsaidanyoneunwillingorunabletogetthejabwillbe"l 

eftbehind"inlife.Inaddition,thevaccineisnotavailabletoeveryoneinth 

eworld.Ahumanrightsprofessorsaid:"Formanylow-incomecount 

ries,mostpeoplewon'tbevaccinatedformanyyears." 

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