This thread is kind of an offshoot of a debate that started in the Vaccine Refuser Data Thread - in part, the issue that the passport is intended to address is refusal. As I said in the other thread, regarding vaccine passports:
The issue ties into this [Vaccine Refuser] thread because vaccine passports are an obvious way to persuade people to vaccinate - if you are not willing to contribute to a return to normal life, why should you be allowed to partake in that return to normal life, and by doing so increase risk of harm for others?
Some EU countries have alarming levels of refusal (I’ll try to dig out some stats to support that statement). In six-or-twelve months time there may still be a problematic number of people who need to be encouraged (or coerced) to vaccinate. I’d love to think that in 6 months time the issue will have gone away as a consequence of vaccination. But I have my doubts.
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