Vaccination passports in the USA: in which states the document was rejected and where it was supported

On Monday, April 19, Arizona Governor Doug Ducy signed a decree barring state and local governments from issuing vaccination passports, making Arizona the sixth state to opt out of such documents. Vaccination passports allow their holders to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Forbes.

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52% is the percentage of registered voters who support a government-sponsored vaccine passport, a new HarrisX-Hill poll released in early April shows.

Here are five more states, besides Arizonawho refused such passports.

State governor Montana Greg Gianforte, isolated after testing positive for coronavirus, signed a decree on April 14 prohibiting state governments and businesses from requiring proof of vaccination to protect "individual liberty and privacy," although he added that he still encourages voters to vaccinate.

He shares this opinion with the governor. Idaho Brad Little, who issued an order on April 9 prohibiting state governments from requiring proof of coronavirus vaccination for public services, in which he noted that vaccines are "the best way to protect jobs and save lives."

Tuesday April 6th Governor Texas Greg Abbott issued a similar executive order prohibiting Texas departments and groups that use public funds from issuing vaccine passports or requiring proof of immunization to receive services.

Friday, April 2, Governor Florida Ron DeSantis signed a follow-up order that will require the state government to penalize private businesses that choose to require proof of vaccination by barring them from receiving state grants or contracts.

In February, the governor Utahs Spencer Cox signed a bill banning the Utah government from requiring or issuing vaccination passports, although private businesses are free to show them to customers if they wish.

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Attitudes towards passports in other states and the White House

Other Republican governors have not issued decrees regarding vaccine passports, but have indicated that they do not support their use, such as the governor Tennessee Bill Lee, Governor Iowa Kim Reynolds and the Governor Georgia Brian Kemp.

The White House has vowed it will not seek a federally sponsored vaccine passport. The Biden administration "does not and will not support a system that requires Americans to have credentials," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters April 13.

Republicans have spoken out against vaccination passports for fear that their use would violate users' privacy rights and that they would be used to discriminate against unvaccinated Americans. Most of the vaccine passports that are being developed are made by private companies in the hopes of encouraging customers to feel safe while traveling and return to places such as sports arenas, restaurants and concert venues.

Governor Hawaii David Ayge said on April 5 that the state is testing the technology needed to support the vaccination passport, but it won't be ready in the next four weeks or so. Becker's hospital review.

Governor Illinois JB Pritzker said on March 24 that he believes a vaccination app would be useful but should not be required to enter any event or facilities, stressing that the technology will be offered as a personal choice.

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Louisiana has not yet decided on any vaccination passport programs in the state, and Gov. John Bel Edwards said on April 7 that it was "a little early to find out how such checks will actually work."

Nebraska will not participate in any vaccine passport initiatives, Gov. Pete Ricketts said March 31, adding that the technology violates "two central principles of the American system: freedom of movement and the confidentiality of health care services."

For the time being New York is the only state to issue its own vaccination passport. In March, they launched a passport pass called the Excelsior Pass. The digital platform is free and voluntary for New Yorkers to verify recent negative PCR or antigen test results, as well as proof of vaccination.

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