- By John Deloria
- (General Dispatch) – Pete Buttigieg, the secretary of transportation, said the Biden administration will not rely on whether the “vaccine passport” is created or required, although Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is evaluating its approval.
- Buttigieg presumes that President Biden would not impose the vaccine passport, yet he predicts that private companies will begin applying for it to allow access to goods and services.
- The private sector is evaluating how to implement this measure, and as the coronavirus restrictions loosen, they are evaluating how the U.S. community will take this proposal.
- Buttigieg advises and assumes that the biden administration will advise the airlines to apply a preventive measure to protect the health of their passengers, apart from the personnel working at the airport.
- On the other hand, Health and Human Services Representative Lynn Sutfin is not sure how the “vaccine passport” will be presented; it is presumed that it will be through an APP.
- Michigan Republican Rep. Beau LaFave issued a critique of the measure, noting it invasive of privacy, and limiting the freedoms of U.S. citizens.
- “Misguided politicians who support these new forms of identification are taking away people’s fundamental civil liberties, and we must all come together to stop this abhorrent idea in Michigan,” said LaFave.
- LaFave also intends to introduce a bill to prevent Governor Gretchen Whitmer from implementing the measure as Governor Andrew Cuomo did with the “excelsior pass”.
Adittional Information:
Macomb Daily: MDHHS officials discuss development of COVID-19 vaccine passport
