Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order that officially bans the use of vaccine passports in the state.
According to local media outlets, the governor signed off the order that would no longer require businesses or the state government from enforcing citizens to utilize the vaccine credentials when it came to going about and doing their business.
In the same way, Florida’s governor mentioned on Friday how the state would certainly not make room for any sort of vaccine passport that would be utilized to carry out day-to-day operations. To be more specific, he spoke about businesses should refrain from asking consumers or any patrons to show any form of documentation that certifies their COVID-19 vaccine status.
This includes their post-transmission progress relating to their recovery or any other form of certification relating to their health status or COVID-19 vaccine records.
In the recent order released, DeSantis made it clear how he was totally against the concept and utilization of vaccine passports as he felt it was one step closer to reducing citizens’ freedoms as well as harming their patient privacy too.
On the other hand, the governor also made it clear how he was very concerned that vaccine passport requirements or any similar measures actually establish two different classes between citizens based upon their vaccination status.
The order immediately went into effect and will reportedly stay in effect till the state of emergency in Florida pertains.
This new order banning the use of vaccine passports came forward at a time when lawmakers hailing from the Republican side issued warnings on the vaccine passport idea.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s government is working hard to figure out a standard technique that would allow fellow Americans to prove that current vaccine status.
The state of New York is currently in the works of rolling out its very own version of vaccine passports too.