{"id":492260,"date":"2021-05-10T12:21:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T16:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=492260"},"modified":"2021-05-10T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T16:21:07","slug":"another-u-s-state-bans-vaccine-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-u-s-state-bans-vaccine-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Another U.S. State Bans Vaccine Passports"},"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\">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%2Fanother-u-s-state-bans-vaccine-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=492260&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\/05\/pass-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon issued a directive Friday to block state agencies from establishing the use of vaccine passports, which some states will soon require for residents to gather at large sporting and entertainment events.<\/p>\n<p>Under the directive, state agencies and commissions are ordered to \u201cprovide full access to state spaces and state services, regardless of a constituent\u2019s COVID-19 vaccination status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaccine passport programs have the potential to politicize a decision that should not be politicized,\u201d Gordon said in a statement. \u201cThey would divide our citizens at a time when unity in fighting the virus is essential, and harm those who are medically unable to receive the vaccine. While I strongly encourage Wyomingites over the age of 16 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, it is a personal choice based upon personal circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gordon took action after a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoleg.gov\/Legislation\/2021\/HJ0016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resolution<\/a>&nbsp;stalled that would have set out a \u201cvaccine bill of rights.\u201d Introduced in the a State House in March, the resolution pledged to \u201cprotect [Wyoming\u2019s] citizens against unconstitutional and medically irresponsible COVID-19 vaccine mandates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018[V]accine passports,\u2019 \u2018digital health IDs\u2019 and other such required documentation pose substantial risks to personal privacy and equal treatment under the law for all citizens of Wyoming and the United States generally,\u201d the resolution said.<\/p>\n<p>But some Democratic-run states have been moving forward with vaccine passports or documents that will work the same way. In March, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new program that will require New Yorkers to show a COVID-19 \u201cpassport\u201d to enter sports arenas, theaters, and other businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The plan establishes an \u201cExcelsior Pass\u201d that will use secure technology to prove a state resident has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or has had a recent negative test. Sites included in the rollout plan include Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, both sports and entertainment venues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we begin reopening the valves on different sectors of our economy, we are putting guidelines in place to ensure individuals attending events involving larger gatherings have tested negative for COVID or have been vaccinated to avoid an outbreak of the virus. The Excelsior Pass will play a critical role in getting information to venues and sites in a secure and streamlined way, allowing us to fast-track the reopening of these businesses and getting us one step closer to reaching a new normal,\u201d Cuomo said.<\/p>\n<p>But Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, on the other hand, has moved to ban the passports in his own state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply participate in normal society,\u201d DeSantis said at a press conference. \u201cYou want to go to a movie theater, should you have to show that? No. You want to go to a game, a theme park? No. So we\u2019re not supportive of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always said we wanted to provide it for all but mandate it for none,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cAnd that was something that, while it was advised to take particularly if you\u2019re vulnerable, we were not going to force you to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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