Is the digital vaccine certificate our ticket to freedom?
Episode description
The federal government announced the launch of the digital vaccine certificate last week. We expected widespread opposition to the idea. But there hasn’t been much comment or pushback.
The idea has been really divisive in the US. Around ten states, all republican states have either banned them or passed legislation to ensure they’re never mandatory... and the White House has ruled out introducing a national system like the one we’ve introduced. Hank Jongen is General Manager of Services Australia, the body tasked with managing the certificate
How will it affect you; what will it look like; and what will it mean for our plans to travel overseas once the pandemic is under control….?
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