Updates on CCP Virus: Vaccine Passports Are a ‘Terrible Idea,’ Says Florida Governor

Turkish police officers wearing face masks and visors wait for passengers at the passport control at Antalya International airport in Antalya, Turkey, on June 19, 2020. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that vaccine passports that require a person who is vaccinated for COVID-19 to participate in certain activities is a “terrible idea” and won’t get support in Florida.

“The vaccine passport is a terrible idea. We are definitely not going to require anything from the state’s perspective. That is totally off the table,” DeSantis, a Republican, told reporters on Thursday. “If I have businesses that want to do that in Florida, I think that that’s more than just a private decision.”