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Anthony Fauci Uncertain Whether US Govt Will Mandate vaccine Passports For Travel
US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said that the US government will not mandate vaccine passports but that they will ensure fair treatment is meted out
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The United States infectious disease expert on March 5 said that the US government will not mandate vaccine passports for travel. He said that he does not think the government will be the main mover behind these passports. In an episode of the Politico Dispatch podcast, Fauci stated that the government may ensure the things are being done fairly and equitably but they won t be the leading element of vaccine passport.
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While New York became the first state to launch a voluntary app that allows people to upload proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results that can be scanned before entering a business, governors in Florida and Texas have taken executive action to ban passports in their states.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed the concept Monday during an interview with the Politico Dispatch podcast.
“I doubt that the federal government will be the main mover of a vaccine passport concept. They may be involved in making sure things are done fairly and equitably, but I doubt if the federal government is going to be the leading element of that,” Fauci said.
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