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From The Canadian Press:
The Quebec government is promising transparency as it considers a vaccine passport for residents fully immunized against COVID-19, after opposition parties raised concerns it could lead to discrimination and division.
Health Minister Christian Dube told reporters Thursday the province is looking at creating a type of vaccine passport system, but a day later, a spokeswoman from his department said the idea is still under study.
Spokeswoman Marjaurie Cote-Boileau said in an email Friday that Quebec already has an electronic database with information about Quebecers’ vaccinations. The government would only need to make this information easier to access for a COVID-19 passport system, she added.
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