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Originally Posted by Paul
Do we do that for any other virus ?
I think the whole thing is bordering on ridiculous.
Once people are vaccinated, I see no reason to treat it any different to the flu, or other virus infections we immunise ourselfs against.
There is nothing special about covid, other than we had zero immunity to it at the start, that will no longer be the case.
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We don't do it for any other virus but the alternative will be to maintain restrictions for longer - and nobody wants that. Alternatively there will be the time/money/effort to rapid test people (including those who are vaccinated) which is a burden that nobody organising an event will want to do.
There will also be concerns around the emergence of a potentially vaccine resistant variation which would place us back at square one with the huge inconvenience, and economic cost, of lockdowns.
So a 'vaccine passport' will be seen as the ultimate mitigation in the short/medium term and the only way to guarantee safety in international travel/large events.
It'll also serve as a 'nudge' for some of the anti-vax brigade.