Enforcement of vaccine passports (or whatever—the Excelsior pass includes the possibility of recent negative test results, but it does display which “bucket” someone falls in) would be a whole lot easier if they took your photo when you got your vaccine, and then whoever’s scanning it could pull it up automatically from a database. Adding photo ID’s to electronic health records is a really good idea anyway. So is making it easier for people to share pieces of their EHR. There’s also a strong case to be made for including GPS to avoid duplication and forgery (e.g. randomly “polling” passport holders and having them report their locations). Another thing that would probably help would be to keep track of statistics. E.g., if it appears that a mathematically impossible percentage of vaccinated individuals are out on the town, that could trigger a second look at specific sites.
2. Verification of vaccine status should occur off-site, when you buy your “ticket”. At that point, a second picture should be taken during that transaction. This step should be done by a disinterested third party (e.g. a licensed security guard, a private investigator, a licensed ticket reseller, a non-profit entity, etc). The “bouncer” at the door can then verify that you belong with the ticket—saving you the trouble of having to carry the passport around with you. Walk-ins can be offered a rapid self-test, of the sort that’s becoming more widely available (should be easy enough if there’s a bathroom on-site).
3. Not to beat a dead horse, but the Biden administration is absolutely correct in insisting that any such vaccine certification solutions be open source. The relevant API’s can then be shared with private sector apps (use your imagination) and other government agencies. Verification of immune status should be something that’s done continuously and discreetly in a way that’s indistinguishable from magic.
4. As silly as this might sound, it would also make sense for the “passports” to have a “self attestation” option if people want to indicate that they don’t have symptoms, haven’t traveled out of the country, etc. It would incur heavy penalties if you blow off a contact tracer (for example). This would also be great for contact tracing, scheduling vaccination and testing appointments, contact tracing, equity, future-proofing, and quickly levying penalties for violations od public health mandates (for the win!)
Enforcement of vaccine passports (or whatever—the Excelsior pass includes the possibility of recent negative test results, but it does display which “bucket” someone falls in) would be a whole lot easier if they took your photo when you got your vaccine, and then whoever’s scanning it could pull it up automatically from a database. Adding photo ID’s to electronic health records is a really good idea anyway. So is making it easier for people to share pieces of their EHR. There’s also a strong case to be made for including GPS to avoid duplication and forgery (e.g. randomly “polling” passport holders and having them report their locations). Another thing that would probably help would be to keep track of statistics. E.g., if it appears that a mathematically impossible percentage of vaccinated individuals are out on the town, that could trigger a second look at specific sites.
2. Verification of vaccine status should occur off-site, when you buy your “ticket”. At that point, a second picture should be taken during that transaction. This step should be done by a disinterested third party (e.g. a licensed security guard, a private investigator, a licensed ticket reseller, a non-profit entity, etc). The “bouncer” at the door can then verify that you belong with the ticket—saving you the trouble of having to carry the passport around with you. Walk-ins can be offered a rapid self-test, of the sort that’s becoming more widely available (should be easy enough if there’s a bathroom on-site).
3. Not to beat a dead horse, but the Biden administration is absolutely correct in insisting that any such vaccine certification solutions be open source. The relevant API’s can then be shared with private sector apps (use your imagination) and other government agencies. Verification of immune status should be something that’s done continuously and discreetly in a way that’s indistinguishable from magic.
4. As silly as this might sound, it would also make sense for the “passports” to have a “self attestation” option if people want to indicate that they don’t have symptoms, haven’t traveled out of the country, etc. It would incur heavy penalties if you blow off a contact tracer (for example). This would also be great for contact tracing, scheduling vaccination and testing appointments, contact tracing, equity, future-proofing, and quickly levying penalties for violations od public health mandates (for the win!)