Quebec Could Mandate Vaccine Passports for Entering Restaurants and Bars Come September
- Quebec Could Mandate Vaccine Passports for Entering Restaurants and Bars Come September
by Valerie Silva, https://www.msn.com/en-us
Should Quebec’s coronavirus situation deteriorate, the province may have to implement so-called “vaccination passports” to forbid people who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from accessing certain non-essential services, like restaurants and bars.
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Quebec’s health minister Christian Dubé shared the news during a press conference today, saying that the move could come as early as September 1. However, he assured that digital vaccine passports would only be introduced in the case of a possible fourth wave brought on by the spread of variants (like Delta), and once all eligible Quebecers will have had the chance to receive two doses of the vaccine.
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Such passports would prevent the province from having to impose yet another blanket lockdown on non-essential services, allowing certain industries — like hospitality — to remain open, albeit only catering to those who are doubly vaccinated, the health minister explained.
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