The U.S. White House spokesman Sharkey said on June 6 that the U.S. government would not issue so-called “vaccine passports” and noted that “Washington wants to protect the privacy of Americans and does not want vaccine passports to be used as a system that treats its citizens unfairly.
The idea of a “vaccine passport” undoubtedly gives people great confidence, but under many doubts, the U.S. White House has ruled out the introduction of the passport, and stressed that citizens’ privacy and rights should be protected.
White House spokesman Jen Psaki said on the 6th that the U.S. government will not issue the so-called “vaccine passport” and pointed out that “Washington wants to protect the privacy of Americans and does not want the vaccine passport to be used as a system that treats its citizens unfairly”.
Sachs also said that the government does not support a system that requires Americans to carry certification now or in the future, stressing that there will be no “federal-level vaccine database” and no “federal requirement for everyone to obtain a single vaccine certification. He added that Washington will issue guidelines to answer Americans’ concerns about privacy, security or discrimination.
In addition to the White House, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R) also issued an order on the same day prohibiting state agencies and any entity that receives public money from implementing vaccine passports.
Vaccine passports are usually mobile apps that list the holder as “vaccinated” for ease of travel and use. The White House has said that vaccine passports will only be promoted by private and nonprofit organizations.
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