Some thoughts on vaccine passports
How are vaccine passports okay but voter ids not? You’d think securing our elections would be higher priority than a virus with a 98% survival rate. Also, if the argument is voter ids are racist, then wouldn’t that apply for this new form of identification?
Why would you want your medical information more accessible to hackers by putting it on an app that would likely not comply with HIPAA? Medical identity theft is real and the last thing you want is for people to get access to your medical history.
Additionally, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) has strict restrictions and standards on how personal identifiable information (PII) regarding your health and medical history is handled and stored. If you put health information on a random app, it is highly doubtful it will comply with HIPAA.
If you have to show your vaccine passport for travel, is everyone reviewing the passports going to be trained on dealing with PII? Considering California’s new privacy laws and other states jumping on the bandwagon, there will need to be some amendments regarding this new fad of giving out your medical information and how its handled by non-medical professional people.
Since people have the option to opt out of other vaccines like polio and HPV and tetanus, why is the covid vaccine mandatory? Consider meningitis, with a death rate of around 20%. Shouldn’t that vaccine be mandatory? Some colleges and universities require it if you want to live in the dorms.
Additional thoughts on vaccine passports:
In case of emergency, resources will be given to those who are vaccinated first, rather than valuing all life. With the recent eruption on St. Vincent, only people who are vaccinated can board a cruise ship and seek refuge on other islands. Anyone not vaccinated must remain in a government shelter on the island. Just because one person is vaccinated and another is not does not mean their life is worth more. And the government abusing this information is deplorable and is a perfect example of how the government cannot be trusted with your medical history.