A new Rasmussen poll shows that about 41 percent of Americans think vaccine passports are a “bad idea” and reject the Biden administration’s plan, U.S. media outlet The National Archives reported Monday.
The poll, conducted in late March, asked 1,000 likely voters, “Is it a good idea or a bad idea to require proof of vaccination against the Chinese Communist virus in order to return to life before the epidemic?” Forty-one percent of voters responded that it was not a good idea, while 44 percent of Americans thought it was a good idea. 15 percent of respondents said they did not know.
A whopping 62 percent of those surveyed who would accept a vaccine passport have been vaccinated against the Chinese Communist virus. Minority rejection of vaccine passports was higher, with about 50 percent of black respondents and 42 percent of other non-white respondents opposed to vaccine passports.
According to the National Archives, the Biden administration is currently planning a vaccine passport program led almost entirely by the private sector to prove they have been vaccinated before being allowed to engage in business activities that restore normalcy. However, it is unclear whether the Biden administration will be able to roll out such a program nationwide, given the enormous resistance from state-level politicians.
Florida Gov. DeSantis issued an executive order opposing the program Saturday that declared, “No Florida government entity or its subdivisions and agents shall issue vaccine passports, vaccine passes or other standardized documents.” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has also voiced opposition to the program, but no executive action has been taken so far.
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