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“I don’t think it’s a question of the Government regulating it all I just think, you know, airlines will say well if you want to come on my plane, and that’s their choice as much as it’s your choice to go anywhere, you need to show something.<\/p>\n
“If you want to come into my pub, you need to show something.”<\/p>\n
Vaccination passports are documents which show you have received a COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n
The UK Government is split on whether they should be introduced as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled them out for the hospitality industry but Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said they could be used for shops. <\/p>\n
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced during his Monday media round that while vaccine passports would not be introduced for pubs, it was likely to see them for international travel. <\/p>\n
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi called the passports “discriminatory” as the issue appears to be causing disagreement among ministers. <\/p>\n
It comes as the UK hit its 15 million vaccination target last weekend as phase two of the rollout begins. <\/p>\n
Boris Johnson is expected to lay out the specific dates for unlocking the country next Monday on February 22. <\/p>\n
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