Biden Admin Pressured On Federal Vaccine Passport

Politico reports:

States, airlines and tech companies are pressuring the Biden administration to develop a federal standard for vaccine passports — a policy that could speed the economic recovery but might also discriminate against disadvantaged groups and jeopardize privacy.

Digital credentials showing proof of a person’s Covid-19 test results and vaccination status are rapidly being embraced as a tool to redesign workplaces and jump start travel and tourism.

But without White House involvement, industry leaders say they’ll be left with a confusing patchwork of unregulated and unreliable tracking tools that could invite fraud and raise troubling questions about risk and fairness.

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The White House is facing pressure from States, airlines and tech companies to support vaccination passports — a proposal that could speed economic recovery.

But it could also discriminate against disadvantaged populations. https://t.co/cBxO3XCNUp

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