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Vaccine passports for the US, UK and EU – yay or nay? (B2-C1)

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Vaccine passports for the US, UK and EU – yay or nay?

Niveau B2-C1 (intermédiaire avancé)

People worldwide are eagerly waiting for life to pick up where it left off with the Covid-19 vaccine campaigns. While many countries are putting vaccine passports into place, questions have arisen as to whether this is ethical. The UK, US and EU have different points of view concerning vaccine passports. Let’s see where everyone is at!

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In the US, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary announced, “The government is not now, nor will we be, supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential.” A lot of states are passing laws banning the use of vaccine passports. Why? They are seen as an intrusion on privacy. The word ‘passport’ may be what is turning people against the concept. Maureen Miller, an epidemiologist with Columbia University says, “A passport contains a lot of personal information, and a vaccine certificate does not. It contains only the information necessary to convey the fact that the person has been vaccinated.” Perhaps the solution is as simple as modifying vocabulary? 

The UK’s vaccination campaign is galloping ahead of a lot of other countries. However, the UK is also holding out against a vaccine passport. Plans to implement a vaccine passport as a legal requirement to attend gatherings and to travel will, more than likely, be stifled. Why? The public do not agree with the concept, and the government has cited the “the cost, and the hassle factor” as outweighing the benefits. A spokesperson for the UK government says, “The Covid status certification review is ongoing and no final decisions have been taken yet.”

Over the waters in the EU, a “vaccine passport” or “e-vaccination certification of compliance for border crossing regulations” is something that a lot of EU countries are ready to accept. Why? The European Commission intends to welcome foreign tourists this summer. A vaccination passport or digital certificate given to everyone who has been vaccinated will allow people to move freely inside the EU during the ongoing pandemic. Officials insist that a normative body like the WHO (OMS) should keep an eye on the process to ensure that it is ethical and fair, but a vaccination passport is definitely underway. 

eagerly = impatiemment

to arise = émerger

where everyone is at = ce que pense tout le monde

a credential = (ici) un justificatif

to turn against = se retourner contre

to hold out = résister

a gathering = une réunion, un rassemblement

to stifle = étouffer

a hassle = un ennui,  un tracas

to outweigh = être plus important que

ongoing = en cours

compliance = conformité

underway = en cours

Marque: Vaccine
Publié dans: Actualité

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