Arizona Governor Bans Government-Mandated Vaccine Passports

Arizona Governor Bans Government-Mandated Vaccine Passports
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey speaks at a MAGA campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona, on Oct. 19, 2020. Caitlin O'Hara/Getty Images
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Monday that bars the state and local governments from requiring that residents show COVID-19 “vaccine passports” to enter an area or receive a service.

“The residents of our state should not be required by the government to share their private medical information,” the Republican governor said in a statement. “While we strongly recommend all Arizonans get the COVID-19 vaccine, it’s not mandated in our state—and it never will be. Vaccination is up to each individual, not the government.”