Private companies are developing vaccine passports, and businesses across the U.S. are debating whether to mandate them.
The following articles on vaccine passports have been published by Becker's Hospital Review:
- Fauci: US won't mandate vaccine passports
Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Politico's "Dispatch" podcast that the federal government will not mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports for businesses or events, but private companies will decide whether they adopt those tools. - Does a vaccine passport violate HIPAA? Experts weigh in
HIPAA protects a patient's personal health information, leaving many concerned that a vaccine passport would violate those protections. - Florida governor outlaws COVID-19 vaccine passports: 3 details
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order April 2 prohibiting the use of COVID-19 vaccine passports in the state. - COVID-19 vaccine passports raise ethics concerns: 5 details
Governments are debating the idea of requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports, raising ethical concerns about those who would get left behind, like minority communities or older adults. - Four obstacles facing digital COVID-19 vaccine passports
Questions are being raised about how digital vaccine credentials will be developed, made accessible and used. Here are four obstacles facing vaccine passports, such as counterfeits and privacy.