Over the past year, government has barged into our personal lives in unprecedented ways: closing businesses; forbidding social gatherings; even punishing those who linger on park benches. In the COVID-19 era, such temporary measures have seemed entirely necessary.
So, on its face, the potential introduction of vaccine passports – official proof of inoculation that you would have to show under certain circumstances – also seems necessary. But is it? Like the virus, the answer is complex.
First, we don’t yet know how long vaccines are effective; would proof of a jab six months prior satisfy international safety requirements? Would the type of vaccine matter? How would you factor in countries that had delayed second doses? And wouldn’t immunization passports unfairly restrict travel from places with vaccine shortages?
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