WHO reportedly to push for 'trust framework' to help nations confirm the legitimacy of people's vaccine credentials
The World Health Organization will assemble members' states and figures from COVID-19 immunization credential technology entities in order to create a "trust framework" to enable nations to check the legitimacy of people's proof of vaccination credentials, MITRE chief digital health physician Brian Anderson said, according to Politico.
The undertaking would make it easier to share and verify an individual's proof of vaccination during international travel, Anderson said, according to the outlet.
Anderson is a co-founder of VCI — the group will be involved in the effort, according to Politico.
"VCI™ is a voluntary coalition of public and private organizations committed to empowering individuals with access to verifiable clinical information, including a trustworthy and verifiable copy of their vaccination records in digital or paper form using open, interoperable standards," according to the coalition's website.
This sort of push from the WHO is likely to disturb many Americans who are opposed to globalism, international organizations, and vaccine passports.
While some parts of the U.S. had instituted heavy-handed COVID-19 restrictions such as proof of vaccination requirements for people to dine at restaurants, many mask and vaccine mandates are being lifted around the country.
Although public health officials have pushed strongly for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some Americans have chosen to forego the shots. But others have tested positive for the illness even after being fully vaccinated and receiving a booster shot.
Canadian province pushes COVID-19 vaccines by requiring them to buy alcohol, weed — and appointments quadruple
One Canadian province recently turned up the pressure on residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine by requiring the shot in order to purchase some very popular merriments.
During a news conference last Thursday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that starting Jan. 18, residents will need to show proof of vaccination to buy alcohol and cannabis from government-operated retailers.
The strict measure was reportedly a part of the province's latest attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus using its vaccine passport system, which will soon require a booster shot to be considered up-to-date.
"If the unvaccinated aren't happy with this situation, there is a very simple solution at your disposal," the minister suggested. "It is to get vaccinated. It's free."
Dubé said he hoped the aggressive measure would further incentivize vaccination at a time when 50% of those hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated despite representing only 10% of the population.
The strong-armed government approach appeared to be immediately effective. Just one day after the announcement, Dubé reported that the daily average for first dose appointment requests quadrupled, shooting up from roughly 1,500 before the announcement to 6,000 on Thursday, the Montreal Gazette reported.
En quelques jours seulement, les prises de rendez-vous pour la 1\u00e8re dose sont pass\u00e9es de 1,5K par jour \u00e0 plus de 6K hier. Merci \u00e0 tous ceux qui ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de se faire vacciner. Il n\u2019est pas trop tard pour recevoir sa 1\u00e8re dose. Prot\u00e9gez-vous.https://www.lapresse.ca/covid-19/2022-01-07/premiere-dose-de-vaccin/je-n-ai-plus-le-choix.php\u00a0\u2026— Christian Dub\u00e9 (@Christian Dub\u00e9) 1641563473
The minister also reportedly warned that its vaccine passport program would soon be expanded to require proof of vaccination in order to enter other non-essential businesses, such as personal care services, though he didn't go into specific detail.
"By limiting the places they can go, we're limiting their contacts," he said, adding, "If you don't want to get vaccinated, stay home."
The health minister's comments echoed a sentiment recently offered by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said his health strategy effectively amounts to "pissing off" the unvaccinated until they get the shots.
"The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off. And so, we're going to continue doing so, until the end. That's the strategy," Macron told the French newspaper, Le Parisien.
In Quebec, residents are presently required to present proof of vaccination before entering health care facilities, indoor sports venues, movie theaters, bars, and nightclubs, Complex reported. Though some adults, as well as children under the age of 13, are exempt.
The province also has put in place a curfew that runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in attempt to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
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