Australia might soon be issuing vaccine passports in a bid to restore the economy to some form of pre-pandemic normalcy. Fully vaccinated people will be granted greater freedom of movement, such as entry to restaurants, bars, sports, concerts, and the opportunity to travel. This follows the steps of many European countries and the UK which have introduced vaccine passports to enable vaccinated people to travel freely.
Should the federal government mandate vaccine passports?
Australia is setting up a mandate where it creates negative consequences for individuals who have not been vaccinated. Under this mandate, it will be up to businesses to decide whether to deny entry to those without proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. SPC and Qantas have already mandated that their employees need to be vaccinated to keep their job.
However, mandates around vaccinations are not new.
“We’ve long had vaccinations in certain sectors such as aged care and childcare, where flu vaccination is…
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