Just waiting for the first person to suggest RFID chips:
In his first interview in his new role, Zahawi told the World at One that the government was looking at the idea of issuing people with “immunity passports”. But he said that he thought it would be service providers, not the government, that ended up asking for these. He told the programme:
We are looking at the technology. And, of course, a way of people being able to inform their GP that they have been vaccinated.
But, also, I think you’ll probably find that restaurants and bars and cinemas and other venues, sports venues, will probably also use that system - as they have done with the app.
I think that in many ways the pressure will come from both ways, from service providers who’ll say ‘look, demonstrate to us that you have been vaccinated’.
But, also, we will make the technology as easy and accessible as possible.
We are looking at the technology. And, of course, a way of people being able to inform their GP that they have been vaccinated.
But, also, I think you’ll probably find that restaurants and bars and cinemas and other venues, sports venues, will probably also use that system - as they have done with the app.
I think that in many ways the pressure will come from both ways, from service providers who’ll say ‘look, demonstrate to us that you have been vaccinated’.
But, also, we will make the technology as easy and accessible as possible.
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