Tag: vaccine passports

Deep Dive (April 2): Civil Liberties Group Issues Warning Against Vaccine Passports

Virus-sniffing dogs? Italy and Thailand both have teams working on training dogs to do just that. Questions have arisen over whether the dogs will be able to sniff out new variants. One of the largest and oldest civil liberties groups issued a warning against vaccine passports. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned against creating…


COVID-19 Passports ‘Divisive and Discriminatory’: UK Lawmakers

Dozens of British parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined hands in opposition to the possible introduction of COVID-19 status certificates in England. “We oppose the divisive and discriminatory use of COVID status certification to deny individuals access to general services, businesses or jobs,” the lawmakers from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and Conservative parties…


Vaccine Passports Against ‘British Instinct’: Labour Leader

Requiring vaccine passports for social activities would be against the “British instinct,” the leader of the UK’s main opposition Labour party has said. In an interview with The Telegraph published on Thursday, Sir Keir Starmer said vaccine passports is an “extremely difficult” issue and there is no “clear black and white, yes-no easy answer” on…


Vaccine Passports May Not Be Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19

Experts say that relying solely on vaccine passports to allow people to engage in certain activities again is not an effective mitigation tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and may distract from other necessary interventions or from the message of vaccination itself. “I think pinning all our hopes on and putting all our efforts…


Vaccine Passports May Not Be Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19: Experts

Experts say that relying solely on vaccine passports to allow people to engage in certain activities again is not an effective mitigation tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and may distract from other necessary interventions or from the message of vaccination itself. “I think pinning all our hopes on and putting all our efforts…


Canada Exploring the Idea of ‘Vaccine Passports’ with G7 Allies: Health Minister

Canada is exploring the idea of issuing COVID-19 vaccine passports in coordination with its G7 allies, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday. According to a report by iPolitics, Hajdu said the idea was briefly discussed during her meeting with health ministers from G7 countries—Canada, the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan….


‘Vaccine Passports?’ Hell No, We Won’t Go!

Commentary Do you have your “passport?” No, I am not talking about the kind issued by the State Department to facilitate travel outside the country. Rather, the Biden Administration and elements of Big Tech and other private sector companies are conspiring together to require us all to carry “vaccine passports” proving that we have received…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 30)

A Border Patrol official tells The Epoch Times that most family units who are apprehended by Border Patrol after crossing the border are  being allowed into the United States. And in San Diego, one school district is teaching migrant children in person before their own students. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) plans to take executive action…


UK to ‘Think Carefully’ About Domestic Vaccine Certificates: Johnson

The UK government will have to “think carefully” about whether to introduce CCP virus vaccine certificates for domestic use, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. “We’re looking at the issues that are raised by vaccination certification” but “no decisions have been taken at all,” Johnson said during a visit to a nursery in…


UK Mulls ‘COVID Certification’ to Return Fans to Sport Events

The UK government is considering introducing “COVID certification” in order to facilitate the return of fans to large sporting events, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Friday. But he said there will not be “vaccine passports” for domestic use. Under England’s roadmap out of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown, spectators will be allowed…