How will they verify that individuals have been vaccinated if the government doesn't supply that information?
Also, you raise an interesting dichotomy between those who can't VS those who won't that I hadn't considered.
Also, you raise an interesting dichotomy between those who can't VS those who won't that I hadn't considered.
Should public authorities keep a record of whether or not you've been vaccinated?
Vaccination is a medical procedure. As such, whether someone is or isn't vaccinated could be considered a private matter (patient-doctor confidentiality), just like any other medical treatment.
If vaccination became mandatory, we'd have a different discussion. But if it's not, a public government has little argument to keep a record about your medical history, and, even less so, divulge that information to private actors.
Can private actors - venues, hotels, restaurants,... - force someone to divulge medical information?
No. They can't. They could ask, but you're not obliged to answer anything related to your medical history.
Could they refuse entrance if you refuse to provide medical information?
I'm curious when the first legal cases will pop up where someone decides to take a venue to court because they were actively refused entrance over being unwilling to divulge medical information.
The certificate booklet has space for other vaccinations.
Booklet: https://tourseastafrica.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/yellowca...
There are NHS vaccination reminder cards which you'll be given at your first appointment and recommended to keep in your wallet - with sticker(s) of what dates you had / will have jabs, and a little info about how to find out more info.
This is standard NHS practise for vaccinations that require multiple spaced out injections - I've had two cards pretty much identical to the photo I've seen of the covid ones in the last few years, for other vaccines from the NHS.
The UK's Health Minister confirmed to Sky News yesterday morning that they are not for providing proof you've been vaccinated, and that they do not need to be kept after your final injection.