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China embraces coronavirus vaccine passports for overseas travel, but other countries foresee concerns
China’s Government has begun rolling out a digital vaccine passport to tens of millions of residents who have received their COVID-19 shots, while efforts for similar schemes in the US and Europe stall due to ethics debates about inequality and privacy.
Key points:
- China has already vaccinated 52 million of its citizens
- The app on their phones could let them travel overseas
- But many other countries are still concerned about privacy and COVID-19 transmission
China unveiled a vaccine passport this month that could be accessed through WeChat — an app almost everyone in China has, but few people use abroad.
According to China’s Foreign Ministry, the app would allow people both in China and overseas to verify the certificate by scanning a QR…
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