A digital passport system coming “soon” to Massachusetts could look like others that already exist in other states through health care providers.
A vaccine passport is proof that a person has been vaccinated or tested negative against coronavirus. It can be digital, like a phone app, or physical, such as a small paper card and can be shown if required, like before entering an office, when boarding an airplane or visiting a restaurant, movie theater or gym.
Use of vaccine passports is banned in 20 mostly Republican states. Ten states — New York, California, Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Louisiana, Washington, Michigan and Minnesota — are currently using them.
President Biden has issued an executive order that asks federal agencies to look into the possibility of a national vaccine passport option.
California was an early adopter, giving residents access to a digital copy of their vaccination status with the California Vax Pass. California has lifted restrictions…
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