Tag Archive: Vaccine Passports
Immunity Passports: A Debate Between Jay Bhattacharya and Alberto Giubilini
Today we're publishing a debate about immunity passports between Dr. Alberto Giubilini, a Senior Research Fellow in the Oxford Philosophy Faculty, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University.
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Norway to Introduce Covid Vaccine Passports – Will Britain Follow Suit?
Norway is the latest country to announce that it will introduce domestic Covid vaccine passports. Will the British Government follow suit, as it did after Italy introduced its first lockdown last February?
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Covid Vaccine Passports Could Lead to Fewer People Getting Vaccinated, Says SAGE Psychologist
Stephen Reicher, a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of St Andrews and member of SAGE, has warned that the introduction of Covid vaccine passports could lead to people refusing to get vaccinated.
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“Freedoms” Being Restored in Germany – but Only for Those Who Have Been Vaccinated Against Covid
Germans will soon be able to reclaim some of their freedoms, but only if they agree to be vaccinated against Covid, in one of the largest steps forward for the idea of vaccine passports yet.
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Digital Vaccine Passport for Overseas Travel Open to Hackers When Accessed at the Airport
Private information contained within the NHS mobile app which will be used as a Covid vaccine passport when international travel returns could be accessed by hackers at airports if logged into on insecure Wifi networks.
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Update on EU’s Vaccine Passport Scheme
We have an update today from a source within the EU on yesterday's vote in the European Parliament, which essentially waived through the Commission's plans to roll out a vaccine passports scheme across the EU.
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American Universities Order Students to Take Covid Vaccine before Returning to Classes
A number of American universities have announced that they will require their staff and students to be vaccinated against Covid before being permitted to return to campus in Autumn.
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Why Has the NHS COVID-19 App Not Been Withdrawn?
If the NHS app is going to be used as the vaccine passport app, is the NHS Test and Trace app going to be withdrawn, as Matt Hancock promised Harriet Harman?
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The EU’s Vaccine Passport Scheme Could Destroy Peace in Northern Ireland
The European Parliament is about to waive through the EU-wide roll-out of vaccine passports. Ciarán McCollum, a Northern Irish barrister, is concerned that this scheme will destroy the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.
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NHS Mobile App Will Be Used as Covid Vaccine Passport for International Travel
The NHS mobile app will be used as a Covid vaccine passport when international travel returns. The date of return remains unclear: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said we must "wait and see" if May 17th is still viable.
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