The evolving etiquette of asking about someone's COVID-19 vaccine status

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by Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press
Posted Jul 11, 2021 9:26 am EDT
Last Updated Jul 11, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT
A person receives COVID-19 vaccine during clinic in Kingston, Ontario on Friday July 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg
Summary
Members of polite society are polarized over whether it's appropriate to ask people if they've rolled up their sleeves.
It's part of an evolving etiquette that pits personal safety concerns against respect for medical privacy, say experts.
Nicole Hunt thought she was just making small talk with the next person in line when she asked whether he’d been vaccinated.
But she soon found she’d run afoul of the shifting social mores surrounding this prickly question.

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