I have always been against vaccine passports. Not because I don& #39;t see their function or efficacy, but because of the fear that once the West opens its travel corridors and "returns to normal", COVID-19 will become a poor people& #39;s disease.

There is nothing in the current response that gives any confidence that the pandemic will command the same urgency once all adults in the West are fully vaccinated. I also suspected that certain vaccines will not be accepted in these travel "corridors". On cue...

"This means that those who have shots by Chinese makers like Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. are likely to be barred from entry for the foreseeable future, with stark consequences for global business activity..." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-25/vaccine-travel-rules-widen-the-rift-between-china-and-the-west">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...

"On a continent still unable to acquire vaccines for its most essential workers, most of the rest of the population will not be vaccinated for the next three years." When they do it& #39;d likely Chinese vaccines. Whither vaccine passports? https://african.business/2021/04/technology-information/african-leaders-must-say-no-to-covid-passports/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial-content-generic">https://african.business/2021/04/t...