Vaccine Passports Pick Steam
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on January 16, 2021, 4:40 PMThis is another challenge which Covid-19 will give to out world: discrimination based on vaccine. Yes, some institutions are asking people to show they have been vaccinated for certain opportunities. That means the market for vaccine passports will grow.
In anticipation of governments, businesses and universities demanding proof of inoculation, a coalition of health and tech groups has started developing digital "vaccination passports" for COVID-19. Tech firms including Microsoft (LinkedIn’s parent company) and Oracle have teamed up with healthcare companies to create an internationally accepted digital card that can store information such as negative tests or proof of vaccination. Next week, EU leaders will discuss a proposal from Greece to introduce vaccine certificates that would allow holders to travel freely across member states, according to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources. (source)
This is another challenge which Covid-19 will give to out world: discrimination based on vaccine. Yes, some institutions are asking people to show they have been vaccinated for certain opportunities. That means the market for vaccine passports will grow.
In anticipation of governments, businesses and universities demanding proof of inoculation, a coalition of health and tech groups has started developing digital "vaccination passports" for COVID-19. Tech firms including Microsoft (LinkedIn’s parent company) and Oracle have teamed up with healthcare companies to create an internationally accepted digital card that can store information such as negative tests or proof of vaccination. Next week, EU leaders will discuss a proposal from Greece to introduce vaccine certificates that would allow holders to travel freely across member states, according to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources. (source)