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Apropos vaccine ID cards, UCSF's medicine Grand Rounds will discuss the ethics of immunity passports.

[b]Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 12PM -1:20PM [/b]

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[b]Covid-19: The CDC, Vaccine Roll-Out, and Ethics and Policy Issues Surrounding Immunity Passports
Session moderated by Bob Wachter [/b]

The session will be recorded, so I will post the recording once it is available.

BC

Never understood the ethical conundrum of vaccine documentation.  You may have a constitutional right, based on religion, not to be forced to get vaccinated.  There is no constitutional right to fly to Australia or anywhere else internationally.  The question for those countries insisting on it will be "is it worth it" to them to do so.  You theoretically are discouraging tourist and business travel, and that has domestic costs.  If your population is vaccinated, then is that cost "worth it?" becomes the question.

Domestic everyday restrictions - like education - will raise some additional issues, and those will need to be addressed (possibly).  Those passing restrictions will have to show some basis for the restriction, and perhaps a compelling interest.  

But generally speaking, I don't see a problem with vaccination cards or documentation or a vaccine passport.  Of course, I might be the wrong person to ask because I don't see much of a problem requiring voters to show ID of who they are before they vote. I find it both bewildering and a bit amusing at the vehemence by which those on the other side of ID voting mention burden, disenfranchisement, etc.  But that's too political and violates the "rules" in these parts.

[teejers1]

Apropos vaccine ID cards, UCSF's medicine Grand Rounds will discuss the ethics of immunity passports.

[b]Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 12PM -1:20PM [/b]

Add to My Calendar

[b]Covid-19: The CDC, Vaccine Roll-Out, and Ethics and Policy Issues Surrounding Immunity Passports
Session moderated by Bob Wachter [/b]

The session will be recorded, so I will post the recording once it is available.

BC

Never understood the ethical conundrum of vaccine documentation.  You may have a constitutional right, based on religion, not to be forced to get vaccinated.  There is no constitutional right to fly to Australia or anywhere else internationally.  The question for those countries insisting on it will be "is it worth it" to them to do so.  You theoretically are discouraging tourist and business travel, and that has domestic costs.  If your population is vaccinated, then is that cost "worth it?" becomes the question.

Domestic everyday restrictions - like education - will raise some additional issues, and those will need to be addressed (possibly).  Those passing restrictions will have to show some basis for the restriction, and perhaps a compelling interest.  

But generally speaking, I don't see a problem with vaccination cards or documentation or a vaccine passport.  Of course, I might be the wrong person to ask because I don't see much of a problem requiring voters to show ID of who they are before they vote. I find it both bewildering and a bit amusing at the vehemence by which those on the other side of ID voting mention burden, disenfranchisement, etc.  But that's too political and violates the "rules" in these parts.