As more Americans get vaccinated, the question of vaccine passports and their purpose for re-opening is posed.
It is no question that the COVID-19 vaccine has led to lower hospitalization and infection rates, so why isn’t proof of vaccination going to be mandatory to travel within the country?
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and end the looming global pandemic 70 to 85 percent of the global population would need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity.
Though more than 40 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated and President Joe Biden has made goals to continue vaccinating Americans, how do we know we are safe when travelling when vaccine passports are continuing to be outlawed throughout the States?
Vaccine passports would allow Americans to know that when they travel those who they are travelling with are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
These passports would allow herd immunity when traveling, but some believe they infringe on their rights as an American in a free country.
Without a passport-like system in place and someone asked an individual if they are vaccinated (which businesses in Texas cannot even do), they could just lie.
Would having a vaccine passport eliminate or cause more problems?
Getting immunized against the COVID-19 virus is voluntary, so if you refuse to get vaccinated you should be made to follow guidelines.
Everyone wants to get back to a world that resembles pre-pandemic normalcy but in order to do that maybe we do need vaccine passports.
As much as Americans would like to trust each other and rely on the honor system, people do lie and though over 35 percent of Texans are now vaccinated we need a minimum of 70 percent of the population vaccinated to reach any semblance of herd immunity within the state. We need proof to secure the health of our community and loved ones.
