> Most people in the US who have contracted COVID-19 don't have proof of it. There have been over 45 million laboratory-confirmed COVID cases in the US. Basica

> Most people in the US who have contracted COVID-19 don't have proof of it. There have been over 45 million laboratory-confirmed COVID cases in the US. Basically all of these people can easily prove that they were infected and recovered by showing a copy of their positive result. For those who believe they had a past infection that wasn't lab-confirmed, antibody testing costs around $50[1]. I'm sure some people will say "but lab results can easily be faked!", which is true. But the CDC cards for the vaccines aren't exactly forgery-proof either. > AFAIK it's more of an issue of ensuring public safety... To protect the vaccinated from the unvaccinated? And how? Vaccinated individuals can get breakthrough infections and spread the virus to others too. And you could make the argument that some vaccinated individuals, overconfident in the protection they have, will engage in riskier behavior (having close contact with others, not wearing masks, visiting poorly-ventilated indoor spaces, etc.). [1] https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/individuals/antibody-test https://www.labcorp.com/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/individ...