It's a Covid passport. Good distinction. Our public health officer actually calls it a "vaccine card" program. As if it's no big deal.
Showing the passport (QR code scanned by another person's phone) is required for most indoor gatherings and events. Restaurants, cinemas, gyms, meditation, pet therapy, swimming pools -- these are only fo…
It's a Covid passport. Good distinction. Our public health officer actually calls it a "vaccine card" program. As if it's no big deal.
Showing the passport (QR code scanned by another person's phone) is required for most indoor gatherings and events. Restaurants, cinemas, gyms, meditation, pet therapy, swimming pools -- these are only for the vaxxed. Even many church services were reserved for the 'clean' (the 'unclean' can go back to their computers to pray).
The program does acknowledge some grounds for exemption (anaphylaxis, for example) but not many.
One of the universities in my province attempted to deregister its unvaxxed students recently, until the local medical authority (in Vancouver) openly declared there is no scientific basis for segregation by vaccination status. The university changed course after receiving that letter (fortunately!). But even our "institutions of higher learning" are tempted to cater to fear instead of using data and evidence to guide their decisions.
It's worth noting that my fellow citizens seem to love the program. And that's why I believe it will return, even if they cancel it at some point.
During yesterday's update, the public health officer continually compared my province to other jurisdictions, both within Canada and beyond. I think this is now some sort of a competition for her.
It's a Covid passport. Good distinction. Our public health officer actually calls it a "vaccine card" program. As if it's no big deal.
Showing the passport (QR code scanned by another person's phone) is required for most indoor gatherings and events. Restaurants, cinemas, gyms, meditation, pet therapy, swimming pools -- these are only for the vaxxed. Even many church services were reserved for the 'clean' (the 'unclean' can go back to their computers to pray).
The program does acknowledge some grounds for exemption (anaphylaxis, for example) but not many.
One of the universities in my province attempted to deregister its unvaxxed students recently, until the local medical authority (in Vancouver) openly declared there is no scientific basis for segregation by vaccination status. The university changed course after receiving that letter (fortunately!). But even our "institutions of higher learning" are tempted to cater to fear instead of using data and evidence to guide their decisions.
It's worth noting that my fellow citizens seem to love the program. And that's why I believe it will return, even if they cancel it at some point.
During yesterday's update, the public health officer continually compared my province to other jurisdictions, both within Canada and beyond. I think this is now some sort of a competition for her.
I have to go to Vancouver (from the free state Florida) for work the week of March 30th and I feel like I'm going to a prison.
The freedom of Florida seems like a dream to me.