Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans State Agencies From Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans State Agencies From Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference about the state's new Election Integrity Law that passed this week at AJ’s Famous Seafood and Poboys in Marietta, Ga. on April 10, 2021. Megan Varner/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Tuesday that bans state agencies, state service providers and state properties from requiring Georgians to prove they have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Republican governor’s “Prohibition of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports” order also states that a vaccine passport will not be required for entry into the state, and that state immunization records can’t be shared with any public or private company for the purposing of creating such a program.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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