California encourages venues to require vaccine passports - just don t call them that
Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
April 19, 2021
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LOS ANGELES – California health officials have repeatedly said they have no plans to institute COVID-19 vaccine passports digital or paper passes that allow vaccinated residents or those who ve tested negative into concerts, baseball games and other sports arenas.
But this month, the state announced reopening rules for indoor live events that give businesses an incentive to demand such proof from ticket holders. Businesses can hold larger events when they verify either of the safeguards.
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California health officials have repeatedly said they have no plans to institute COVID-19 vaccine “passports” digital or paper passes that allow vaccinated residents or those who’ve tested negative into concerts, baseball games and other sports arenas.
But this month, the state announced reopening rules for indoor live events that give businesses an incentive to demand such proof from ticket holders. Businesses can hold larger events when they verify either of the safeguards.
“Of course, it is a form of a vaccine passport,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, a UC Berkeley infectious-disease expert.
That California has not embraced the label is unsurprising, he said.
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The pace of COVID vaccinations continues to pick up momentum in 2021. As of mid-April, authorities report 825 million people have received vaccinations, with 192 million people in the U.S. alone getting at least their first dose.
As that number grows, discussion has turned to re-opening shuttered parts of the economy and the potential requirement to show proof of vaccination, a so-called âvaccination passport,â prior to entering a country.
At work, employers are having active discussions about their own vaccination policy for employees returning to in-person office work. Given that vaccinations are voluntary, can companies mandate that employees and customers be vaccinated in order to employ them or do business with them?
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