{"id":308680,"date":"2021-03-25T11:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=308680"},"modified":"2021-03-25T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:15:40","slug":"opinion-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-is-a-slippery-slope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-is-a-slippery-slope\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Requiring Proof Of Vaccination Is A Slippery Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopinion-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-is-a-slippery-slope%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=308680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3404.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As COVID-19 cases and deaths begin to dip across the world and countries begin to weigh options about how to reopen safely, ethical questions have come into play. The morality of requiring people to prove that they have been vaccinated is not something that should be taken lightly when government officials look at next steps for re-opening their borders and allowing free movement within their territories.<\/p>\n<p>Now, some nations are&nbsp;creating methods for citizens and travelers to prove that they have been vaccinated in order to re-enter society and travel abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Israel has notably implemented a vaccination identification program. The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-vaccination-passports-7a8ce11ce37c309d97969ab71df26e62\">Associated Press<\/a> reports, \u201cInside Israel, green passports or badges obtained through an app is the coin of the realm. The country recently reached agreements with Greece and Cyprus to recognize each other\u2019s green badges, and more such tourism-boosting accords are expected.\u201d According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-china-certificates\/china-launches-covid-19-vaccination-certificates-for-cross-border-travel-idUSKBN2B10LO\">Reuters<\/a>, China recently initiated \u201ca digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their economies.\u201d Most European countries <a href=\"https:\/\/reopen.europa.eu\/en\">continue<\/a> to deny entry from the majority of foreign travelers, and the EU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/life\/travel\/eu-announces-plans-for-digital-covid-19-vaccine-passport\/\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;announced that it would create vaccine \u201cpassports,\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, the United States requires all passengers arriving from outside the country to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before being granted entry.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the widely held belief that COVID-19 spread so quickly in the first place due, in part, to the expansion of global travel in past decades, it\u2019s understandable that countries might want travelers to test negative before crossing their borders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This isn\u2019t an entirely new concept. Before the pandemic, travelers were strongly encouraged to get vaccinated for a variety of illnesses before traveling abroad to certain countries. Similarly, when students enter universities and most primary schools, they have to prove vaccination records in order to protect their peers. It\u2019s not out of the ordinary to require vaccinations, and after the intense year of the pandemic, it might seem like a good idea.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> However, the fears of the last year should not be a reason to enforce sweeping mandates before first considering the potential moral and ethical ramifications.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Requiring people to provide proof of vaccination in order to travel may not appear as destructive as mandating it for everyday tasks. The concern, however, is not over a travel requirement, but rather where a move like this could lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Requiring a COVID vaccine has the potential to create inequality due to the fact that some countries have less access to vaccinations than others. It also puts certain unvaccinated travelers at a disadvantage, and if expanded into other areas of society, has the potential to be destructive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some have begun to discuss ways to not only utilize proof of vaccination for travel purposes, but also to require it of those who wish to attend public events and participate in \u201cnormal\u201d life. This has the potential of making \u201cvaccine passports\u201d a part of everyday life, which would directly brand certain people as healthier than others \u2014 a move that should raise warning flags for anyone paying attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Texas, Wyoming, Mississippi and other states begin to ease restrictions and lift mask mandates and business requirements, their local governments have been met with sharp criticism and anger from many. The mindset that people can choose how or when to protect themselves is evidently unwanted and deemed cruel towards those who wish to be protected by some larger entity \u2014 in this case the government.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But the struggles of this year have proven that humans are typically interested in self-preservation. It\u2019s a biological drive to protect one\u2019s self and one\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>The requirement of proof of vaccination might seem like a good way to incentivize people to get vaccinated, but the question remains: is it necessary?<\/p>\n<p>The creation of multiple effective vaccines in less than a year is nothing less than one of the greatest accomplishments in human history. Do people need a push to get the shot, or is the possibility to be vaccinated and finally feel safe from a virus that impacted the entire world and shut down the global economy incentive enough?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">People should be allowed to make decisions about their own personal safety and find motivation without mandates. Vaccines are becoming more widely available, and President Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/03\/11\/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-all-americans-to-be-eligible-for-vaccinations-by-may-1-puts-the-nation-on-a-path-to-get-closer-to-normal-by-july-4th\/\">directed<\/a> states to allow all adults to be eligible for vaccination by May 1 in his presidential address on Thursday. In the coming months, it is assumed that anyone who wants to get the vaccine will have that ability. Those who do not want to get the vaccine shouldn\u2019t be required to get it, either, since they are choosing to do so at their own risk.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Historically, the labeling of certain people as \u201cclean\u201d and \u201cunclean\u201d hasn\u2019t gone particularly well. Americans \u2014 and citizens of any country \u2014 should be wary of arbitrarily signing onto any idea which could create further social and cultural divisions. It doesn\u2019t take a lot of imagination or an in-depth study of history to know where such actions can lead.<\/p>\n<p><i><span><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As COVID-19 cases and deaths begin to dip across the world and countries begin to weigh options about how to reopen safely, ethical questions have come into play. 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