Ten reasons why immunity passports are a bad idea go.nature.com/2LSTOs7 Restricting movement on the basis of biology threatens freedom, fairness and
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Four huge practical problems add up to one very bad idea: 1) COVID-19 immunity is a mystery, 2) Serological tests are unreliable, 3) The volume of testing needed is unfeasible, 4) Too few survivors to boost the economy
And six ethical objections add up to one very bad idea: 1) Monitoring erodes privacy, 2) Marginalized groups will face more scrutiny, 3) Unfair access, (4) Societal stratification, 5) New forms of discrimination, 6) Threats to public health
Instead of immunity passports and waiting for the development, production and global distribution of a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, invest on testing, tracing and treat
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