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Vaccine passports: Necessity or false sense of security? Freedom or inequality?

Vaccine passports: Necessity or false sense of security? Freedom or inequality?

FromThis Matters


Vaccine passports: Necessity or false sense of security? Freedom or inequality?

FromThis Matters

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Alex Boyd, Star Reporter based in Calgary, who has been focusing on vaccines. As more and more vaccines get into arms in Canada, the thorny issues of how to denote people’s vaccination status has become a topic of discussion. There are already several countries using some form of vaccine passport to enable easier travel. However, they are leading to another set of issues including questions of privacy, equality and if a passport would be a false sense of security when we don’t know for sure that a vaccine stops transmission. There are also several practical issues as to how they might work. Will they be something we see in Canada? Are they what the world needs to jump-start economies and restart travel and tourism? We discuss how they are being used so far and what worries experts and bioethicists if they become commonplace around the world.
Released:
Mar 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.