After the launch of the Wuhan pneumonia vaccine, many countries are considering the implementation of “vaccine passports” to allow some immune people to travel and recreational activities. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it does not support countries to implement vaccine passports, because at this stage it is still not possible to ensure that those who have been vaccinated will not transmit the virus to others; WHO also said that because not everyone can be vaccinated, the implementation of vaccine passports may involve discrimination.
Although it is a vaccine “passport,” but the system is not necessarily related to travel, can also be used in the country, the main purpose is through the distinction between immune and non-immune people, so that the former can carry out various activities, such as watching football matches, use of food services, as well as travel abroad.
Many countries, especially those that rely on tourism, such as Greece, Spain and Portugal, expect to resume tourism operations to some extent this summer through “vaccine passports”. 6 British Prime Minister Johnson also said that vaccine passports would be “a fact of life”. of life”.
However, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said today that she does not support countries issuing vaccine passports at this time. One reason is that at this stage there is still no guarantee that vaccinated people will not transmit the virus to others; the second is that “vaccine passports” may involve discrimination, because not everyone can be vaccinated.
In early March, Mike Ryan, director of the WHO Emergency Health Program, also said that he did not recommend the implementation of a “vaccine passport”. At the time, he reasoned that vaccination was not yet widespread worldwide and that many people were not able to get the shot on a fair basis. He also stated that there were “practical and ethical considerations” involved in implementing a vaccine passport, and that there were people who could not be vaccinated for a variety of reasons, and that requiring a vaccine passport might The requirement for a “vaccine passport” may further create inequality and inequity.
In addition to WHO, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) also said today that the “vaccine passport” database may infringe on personal privacy. “EDPS official Wojciech Wiewiórowski said the data in the “vaccine passport” should be used in a limited way, destroyed after the outbreak, and avoided being stored in the EU’s central database.
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