April 16, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — While far-left states implement or plan to implement digital health “passports” that show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations, more Americans are pushing back against such schemes, with some red states banning or working to ban them.
Rep. Andy Briggs (R-AZ) has introduced a federal ban on vaccine passports, but it’s unlikely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
Americans and supporters of freedom around the world have panned “vaccine passports” as discriminatory, coercive, antithetical to civil rights, and a form of “medical apartheid.”
New York became the first American state to implement a so-called health passport through the “Excelsior” pass. The roll-out has been a disaster, though, with journalist Jordan Schachtel describing it as having the “markings of a five alarm dumpster fire.” Out-of-state visitors can’t use it, the app isn’t compatible with older operating systems, and there’s zero user privacy. All that’s needed to look up any New Yorker’s vaccination status or recent coronavirus test results is that person’s first and last name, date of birth, and zip code.
Hawaii is following suit, though. “Dreaming of a trip to Hawaii later this year?” asked Forbes on April
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