A passport to go to the bar? Intriguing possibility of "vaccine passport" to visit entertainment venues in Thailand
It may not be only international travel that is affected by plans being mulled and put into place in several countries for "vaccine passports".
They may have an impact on what people can do with ease domestically.
Thai news site The Standard rounded-up the latest situation regarding vaccine passports.
In their preamble they said that once you needed a visa to visit a country. But the pandemic changed much of that.
After Covid-19 took the world by surprise you needed a "Covid-19 free certificate" to travel.
Now it is increasingly looking like you might need proof of having been vaccinated before you can go abroad.
But as they pointed out the so-called vaccine passport is not just for international movement.
Such a document could be mandated to enter places where large numbers of people congregate in close proximity.
That would mean "the entertainment industry and sporting events" as The Standard pointed out.
So it might be necessary to hold a document to go to a pub, beer bar or disco in the future.
That would mean an even greater urgency to get vaccinated for people who enjoy a beverage or a night out.
The article did not say that this was yet being mulled in Thailand but it appears that all suggestions are currently on the table.
The Ministry of Public Health have already published infographics of the step by step process of how vaccination will work.
This includes online notifications of jabs and other protocols about receiving vaccinations. A step-by-step way forward has been announced.
The Standard noted that Israel has already issued a "Green Pass" that is a kind of vaccine passport (VP) that appears to be for internal use.
Source - ThaiVisa
