Vaccine Passports Raises Privacy, Inequality Concerns; Migrant Kids Getting Education Sparks Debate

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Is there a new type of passport? There's been talk about vaccine passports being rolled out. What is it and why does it matter?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said vaccine passports are unacceptable. He's even gone so far as to plan executive action against them. He said people shouldn’t need to prove they've been vaccinated just to be able to "participate in normal society."

New York was the first to roll out a vaccine passport program. They call it the Excelsior Pass. The state rolled it out on March 26th in partnership with IBM. In New York, you have to either test negative or get vaccinated to go to wedding receptions, and other venues. New York governor Andrew Cuomo called it "the first-in-the-nation Excelsior Pass heralds the next step in our thoughtful, science-based reopening."

And the majority of family units crossing the border are now being released into the United States. This comes as hundreds of migrant teens are finding refuge at a San Diego Convention Center, as they look for a better life.

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