Covid-19 "Vaccine Passport" Discourses: An Exploratory Study of 23 Countries

Abstract

This comparative study looks into the proposed "vaccine passport" initiative from various human rights aspects. The findings are based on responses to questions put to the network members by the authors of this study in February 2021 (questions attached in Annex I). The study concentrated on the availability of a legal framework for the proposed "vaccine passport", whether such a "!passport" would create binding obligations in the public and private sectors or, alternatively, what would be the scope of discretion allowed to public and private entities to make their decisions affecting rights holders' access to various services.