{"id":558137,"date":"2021-06-09T12:37:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558137"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:37:16","slug":"over-half-a-dozen-states-against-vaccine-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-half-a-dozen-states-against-vaccine-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Over half a dozen states against 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\">16<\/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%2Fover-half-a-dozen-states-against-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=558137&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_2419405\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2419405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference where he signed two energy related bills, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Abbot signed legislation into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state\u2019s power grid. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:36 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Several states have continued to lash out against vaccine passports. This comes as over half a dozen states have already pushed legislation to ban or limit the use of the passports.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) was the latest to sign a bill banning their enforcement on Monday. He said Texas is 100 percent open, but no resident shall be discriminated against based on their vaccination status. The governor also said every single Texan has the freedom to go where they want and when they want without any restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo business or government entity can require a person to provide a vaccine passport or any other vaccine information as a condition of receiving any service or entering any place,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cI want to thank the Texas legislature for getting this bill to my desk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican said his state will continue to vaccinate more people without treading on Texans\u2019 personal freedoms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Texas Covid numbers continue to improve.<\/p>\n<p>* new all-time low in the 7-day positivity rate: 2.81%<\/p>\n<p>* 2 fatalities\u2013only 2 days have had fewer since LAST MARCH<\/p>\n<p>* hospitalizations remain near 13 month lows<\/p>\n<p>Great job, Texans!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1402093929076609024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Oregon Republicans have also introduced a bill to prevent the state from implementing a vaccine passport system. Last week, state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R-Ore.) introduced the bill, which would prevent public and private entities from refusing service or employment based on possession of a vaccine credential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Oregonian should have to divulge medical information to participate in everyday life,\u201d Thatcher stated. If the bill passes, Oregon would join other states like Texas and Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Some states have not yet decided if they will implement a ban while others, more liberal states, are in favor of the passport system. For example, New York implemented a passport system back in March and Hawaii also launched a platform in May for travelers to upload vaccination data.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security, along with the Biden administration, have also announced there won\u2019t be a federal vaccination database and no mandate requiring proof of being vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential,\u201d confirmed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Wyoming State Rep. Chuck Gray (R) announced Monday that he\u2019s drafting a bill to further strengthen the state\u2019s ban on vaccine passports.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/n-y-pharmacist-gets-fired-after-refusing-to-administer-covid-19-shots\/\">N.Y. Pharmacist Gets Fired After Refusing To Administer COVID-19 Shots<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. 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