We have manditory seatbelts for those traveling in cars which saves 100's of lives.
No one says I'm not wearing one to a PC....
I cannot see why a vaccine passport cannot be introduced to save 1000's lives.
If you don't want one then don't fly / go to pubs etc.
Essential shops would be a another kettle of fish tbh.
Cheers James
I don't however buy the "it's people's right to choose" argument as a justification for not implementing vaccine passports.
I was brought up knowing that both acts and omissions have consequences.
So I don't find it unreasonable that if someone exercises their right to choose not to get vaccinated, then they need to accept that this will consequentialy limit their access to certain privileges (like visiting private property, obtaining employment, or traveling internationally).
That's just a play on words, unless you have valid exemption it's mandatory that you wear seatbelts whilst travelling in any car that has them fitted, if a classic car has had them retrofitted then it's illegal not to wear them.Actually seatbelts are not really mandatory. Classic cars are exempt for example, as are buses, trains and some other transport. In cars the law says you must wear one (exceptions above) but you are not prevented from travelling in a car if you don't wear one, you are fined if you are caught, the key point there being if you are caught. People with medical exemptions are allowed to travel without a seatbelt. Wearing a seatbelt is also not an invasive medical procedure.
Rather worrying to read some of the responses here.
What else should we put on it then? Flu Jab? Hepatitis? HIV status? MRSA carrier? Staphylococcus carrier?
What's so scary?
In any case I think you'll find the Hepatitises are already on the WHO ICVP along with Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Polio, Smallpox (now defunct), Meningococcal Meningitis, etc.
So you would be happy with being forced to prove your vaccination for the others too just so you can buy a pint in the pub?
It really wouldn't bother me, it's not functionally any different to having to present Photo ID to get into some bars, or buy beer at the off-licence...
Which doesn't happen as frequently as it used to, but still often enough that it's an entirely normal part of life.
It's not actually sensitive though.Bit different to proving your age. You are revealing sensitive medical information about yourself which will almost certainly be recorded to track what you do.
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