Vaccine passports look inevitable, so what rights do New Zealanders have? | Claire Breen

Analysis: Proof of vaccination is nothing new and any requirement that people use a ‘health pass’ will involve balancing various rights

With greater numbers of people being vaccinated and countries looking to reopen borders safely, the introduction of some form of vaccine passport seems increasingly likely.

For New Zealand, where the elimination strategy has been largely successful but which remains vulnerable to border breaches, proof of vaccination may well be a condition of entry.

Related: Covid passports could work – but coercion is doomed to fail | Melinda Mills

French lawmakers passed a bill that would require a pass to enter restaurants and other places.https://t.co/PzOkzsGuHD

A person’s vaccination status is personal information and so falls under the protections laid out in Privacy Act 2020. https://t.co/TbC2tudhWH pic.twitter.com/Pbv0Ao5oDt

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.