Vaccine passports – once seen as a way to encourage inoculation and to stem the spread of COVID-19 – are increasingly falling into disfavor, as more governors view them as an intrusion into the personal freedoms of ordinary people.
A case in point is Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who in April issued an executive order banning state agencies, political subdivisions, and other organizations receiving public funds from creating vaccine passports or otherwise requiring people to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to receive services.
“Texans are returning to normal life as more people get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. But as I’ve said all along, these vaccines are always voluntary and never forced,” Abbott said in a video announcing the executive order. “Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal health information just to go about their daily lives. That is why I have issued an executive order that will prohibit government-mandated vaccine passports in Texas. We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health – and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.”
Abbott is by no means an “anti-vaxxer,” having taken his shot live on TV.
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