Scotland’s Vaccine Passport Scheme Will Not Be Expanded to More Venues

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gives an update on the COVID-19 situation in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Nov. 23, 2021. Fraser Bremner/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Hospitality businesses in Scotland responded “incredibly positively” after it is confirmed they won’t have to check customers’ vaccine passports.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday that it would not be proportionate at this time to go ahead with the plan to extend the scheme to cinemas, theatres, and hospitality premises.