As the UK measures to introduce a vaccine passport to give access to some establishments, with consultations considering going on between British ministers and their Israeli counterparts, some have begun to express concerns about the potential program.
Israel has established a domestic “Green Pass” system that allows people who have been vaccinated or received the coronavirus to participate in a number of activities, including indoor meals, demonstrations and sporting events.
And now the UK government is examining proposals for “coronavirus status certificates” and says it will release its plans next month.
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According to an unfunded report in the Mail on Sunday, British ministers will discuss the issue with their Israeli peers, although they are not expected to accept the Israeli technology used in the scheme.
Customers will enjoy dinner at restaurants following their recent reopening, in Tel Aviv on March 7, 2021. (Miriam Alster / Flash90)
But some British lawyers are worried about suggestions that people may have to prove they have been vaccinated for travel, attending major events or even going to the pub.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted last week that there was a “moral complexity” surrounding the proposal, as some people could not be vaccinated for medical reasons, and Steve Baker, MP for the anti-lockout from Johnson’s party, that the certificate was a potentially “dangerous” “path.”
Social psychologist Stephen Reicher, who advises the UK government, said vaccine licenses could prevent the vaccine from getting the picture.
Stephen Reicher addresses the Scottish Parliament, 30 January 2021 (Screen grab)
“People are certainly not against vaccine licenses to travel internationally,” Reicher told the BBC. “But when it comes to negative incentives – to, of course, prevent people from living their lives daily, from social activity, then they work in a very different way. ”
Reicher also said the passes could lead to “other problems such as social segregation and social segregation.”
Some owners of British restaurants and bars have strongly criticized the idea of ”pub licenses”. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of trade group UKHospitality, said the idea was “unworkable.”
“It is important that visits to the pub and other areas of hospitality should not be subject to a mandatory vaccination certificate,” Nicholls said. “It is simply inoperable, it would cause conflict between staff and customers and would almost certainly violate equality rules. “
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will attend a keynote press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on 8 March 2021 (HANNAH MCKAY / POOL / AFP)
However, Johnson told MPs he was “thinking deeply” about the issue, and said it may be “up to the individual public,” the BBC said.
Britain has recorded more than 126,000 coronavirus deaths, the highest number in Europe. But so far the UK rapid immunization program has given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than half of adults.
The British government is gradually building a national lock. Children returned to school on March 8 and shops, hairdressers and outdoor dinners are set to reopen on April 12, followed by indoor centers on May 17. The remaining sanctions are set to expire on June 21, unless the country resists the rise of a new virus.
Candlesticks will be lit during National Reflection Day at Blackburn Cathedral, on the anniversary of the first national lock to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Blackburn, England, March 23, 2021 (Peter Byrne / PA via AP )
As Israel celebrates the reopening of its economy spurred by the modern pace of the vaccination campaign, restaurant accommodation is thriving while bars and cafes are approaching. In addition, several countries have stated that they recognize Israeli vaccine certificates.
Following the successful program, the EU has also proposed a European vaccination pass to make travel easier, an idea pushed by tourist destinations like Greece that want to save their crooked economies.
The proposal was created by the European Commission, the EU’s branch of action, a digital certificate to be displayed at airports and crossings to confirm that the passenger has received the bullet.
The idea is to allow motivated tourists to get around restrictions on unnecessary travel that have spread across Europe, as the second and third waves of COVID- 19 travel within the EU to a halt.
