Beltway Confidential

Does anyone actually believe vaccine passports at restaurants will slow COVID?

By Timothy P. Carney

Published September 2, 2021 7:39pm ET

Add Washington Examiner on Google

Does anyone actually believe vaccine passports at restaurants will slow COVID? — In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, a man presents his "green passport," proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater for a performance where all guests were required to show proof of vaccination or full recovery from the virus, in Jerusalem. Vaccine passports are being developed in the U.S. to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine. | (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Marc Elrich, a Montgomery County resident and a former city councilman in Takoma Park, has loudly called for a countywide mandatory vaccine passport for entry into restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and so on.

Rising case counts in the Maryland county make that prudent, he argues. He has called for this policy for a month now. Yet, no proposal has appeared before the county council. Elrich is kind of peeved.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

COVID-19 Montgomery County Vaccines