Vaccine Passport Success Rests on True Privacy, Equity, Security

摘要

Federal leadership on Covid-19 vaccine credentials, through guidance, would minimize risks and advance their development, say Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys and a director with C&MInternational. That guidance must address accuracy, privacy, and security, and ethical uses of credentials, or we risk unintended consequences that will slow down a safe return to“normal,” they say.As of May 25, over 164 million Americans had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and over 131 million are fully vaccinated. With an increased focus on re-opening theeconomy, governments and industry are moving quickly to develop and use Covid-19 vaccine credentials—sometimes called “vaccine passports.” But the risks of moving too quickly aresignificant.The Biden administration has said the federal government will neither issue vaccine credentials nor implement a requirement for proof of vaccination. It also will not create a federalvaccination database. However, given the varied state and private sector responses to Covid-19 policies and practices, federal leadership on vaccine credentials, through guidance, wouldminimize risks and advance the development of Covid-19 vaccine credentials to drive the successful re-opening of the economy.