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It's already been the case that various countries require certain vaccines to enter, or other health clearances. These kinds of standards and even more exceptio

It's already been the case that various countries require certain vaccines to enter, or other health clearances. These kinds of standards and even more exceptional for animals, and ultra protective for plants. Why is this any different? Why wouldn't you want someone protected from bringing a (newly) preventable disease into your country?

skjoldr 5y ago
Because a passport represents a centralized storage of medical data, and that's always a bad idea.
- 542458 5y ago
  I don’t think there’s any central storage for ICVPs today. As far as I know the records are just held by whoever normally holds your health records - the WHO trusts centres to only certify responsibly.
- swader999 5y ago
  And Hippa concerns, this status will likely be resold as well.
  - 542458 5y ago
    There’s no such thing as HIPPA. It’s HIPAA. And it’s nowhere near as broad in terms of privacy as most people believe - it’s extremely targeted in that regard.
    - swader999 5y ago
      Ok thanks. I'm not American, I still value medical privacy regardless.