{"id":426554,"date":"2021-04-15T10:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=426554"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:36:15","slug":"gop-mounts-fight-against-covid-19-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-mounts-fight-against-covid-19-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP mounts fight against \u2018COVID-19 passports\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fgop-mounts-fight-against-covid-19-passports%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=426554&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 id=\"attachment_2397636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A COVID-19 vaccination card is displayed at the Banning Recreation Center Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Wilmington, Calif. The site switched from its original plan to use the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 to the Pfizer vaccine. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:31 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, April 15, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) is one of many Republicans opposed to the idea of a vaccine passport. He and other like minded people have called it a government overreach and think Americans have the right to decide for themselves if they want a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who have the vaccines, what do they have to worry about? Why do they care about someone else who does not have a vaccine?\u201d Hice asked. \u201cIf they\u2019re vaccinated they feel safe, that\u2019s their business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The credentials would require individuals to show proof of vaccination in order to access businesses or events. Proponents see it as one of the ways to beat the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think particularly for some private sector settings, it could be a really valuable tool,\u201d said New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio (D). \u201cI think government has a role to play in setting it up and making it work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, critics argue it would set a dangerous precedent. Hice, along with a group of more than two dozen Republicans, are pushing a bill that would prevent any federal money from going towards the implementation of vaccine passports at the state and local level.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I introduced the \u201cNo Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act.\u201d This would prohibit any federal funds being used to implement, enforce, or assist in the creation of a COVID\u201319 vaccine passport system. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T7Z7X2tBG3\">pic.twitter.com\/T7Z7X2tBG3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRosendale\/status\/1382038962819248129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The legislation is unlikely to move through Congress as no Democrats support it, but last week the White House maintained its leaving it up to private businesses and states to decide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no federal vaccinations data base and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential,\u201d stated White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, skepticism remains among GOP members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is no place of the federal government to come in and force people to do it with penalty of not being able to exercise their normal routine life,\u201d Hice argued.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over vaccine passports is just as polarizing among Americans. A new poll by Morning Consult showed that while more than 60 percent of adults approve of a digital document to show they are vaccinated, only 40 percent favor it as a requirement.<\/p>\n<p>New York state has a voluntary vaccine passport program while a growing number of red states like Texas and Florida are barring them all together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397635\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2397635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2010.jpeg\" alt=\"A syringe filled with the Johnson &amp; Johnson&#039;s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine is seen net to a vaccination card at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Vaxmobile, is a COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit, sponsored by a partnership between Mount Sinai South Nassau and Town of Hempstead to bring the one-dose vaccine directly to hard-hit communities in the area. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2010.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21090649467514_t600-315x210.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A syringe filled with the Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine is seen net to a vaccination card at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The challenge facing some states is getting the right information out to people, so they aren\u2019t discouraged from getting vaccinated. Some elected officials think that responsibility partly falls on Big Tech and the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to rely on the science-driven, data-driven,\u201d explained Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nu\u00f1ez (R). \u201cAnd often times, unfortunately, some in the media choose to ignore what is the science and data-driven when its not convenient to their narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nu\u00f1ez said their no-mandate approach is working and noted more than 70 percent of the state\u2019s seniors have been vaccinated with an overall 43 percent vaccination rate.<\/p>\n<p>As more vaccine doses become available across the country, it\u2019s a race to herd immunity either by recovering from the virus or getting a vaccine.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/dept-of-state-names-first-chief-diversity-inclusivity-officer\/\"> Dept. of State names first Chief Diversity, Inclusivity Officer<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A COVID-19 vaccination card is displayed at the Banning Recreation Center Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Wilmington, Calif. 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