{"id":7157,"date":"2021-03-03T10:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T09:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=7157"},"modified":"2021-04-18T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T09:21:11","slug":"europe-divided-over-covid-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2021\/03\/03\/europe-divided-over-covid-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Divided Over Covid Passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/2021\/03\/03\/europe-divided-over-covid-passports\/eu-covid-passports\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7158\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eu-covid-passports.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eu-covid-passports.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eu-covid-passports-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>European leaders are considering a proposal to introduce a common EU-wide Coronavirus vaccination passport. The so-called Covid passports would permit those who have been vaccinated to travel freely within the European Union without the need for quarantining and testing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Europe Divided Over Covid Passports<\/h3>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/17131\/europe-covid-passports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gatestone Institute<\/a> | March 3, 2021<\/p>\n<p>European leaders are considering a proposal to introduce a common EU-wide Coronavirus vaccination passport. The so-called Covid passports would permit those who have been vaccinated to travel freely within the European Union without the need for quarantining and testing.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of several European countries heavily dependent on tourism are pushing for Covid passports to be implemented with immediate effect. Others say that it is far too early to consider such a move, especially because the EU\u2019s Coronavirus vaccine rollout has been dogged by delays and questions about the efficacy of certain vaccines, particularly in light of the virus\u2019s new mutant strains.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Covid passports has also sparked a heated debate over government overreach and the constitutionality and ethics of vaccine-related discrimination. At the same time, some EU member countries have threatened to act unilaterally and issue their own Covid passports if the EU fails to produce bloc-wide certification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/17131\/europe-covid-passports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue Reading Here<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European leaders are considering a proposal to introduce a common EU-wide Coronavirus vaccination passport. 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