The national debate over businesses requiring vaccine passports reached Georgia state government Tuesday as Gov. Brian Kemp banned the practice among state agencies.
Kemp signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies, state service providers, and state properties from requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports.
The order also outlines that that no one will be required to show a vaccine passport to enter the State of Georgia. State employers may not have different rules for employees based on their vaccination status. They may implement an honor-code system, but can not require employees to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated.
According to the governor’s office, state public health data may not be used by the government or private entities for a vaccine passport program.
“Today’s executive order makes clear that vaccine passports will not be utilized in state government,” said Gov. Kemp. “While I continue to urge all Georgians to get vaccinated so we continue our momentum in putting the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview, vaccination is a personal decision between each citizen and a medical professional – not state government.”
The governor’s order only applies to COVID-19 vaccines. State employers may still require other vaccinations as conditions of employment.
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