Passengers line up at the American Airlines counter in Ronald Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, DC, amid the pandemic.
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More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, strategizing for strict lockdowns is slowly giving way to planning an appointment for your coronavirus vaccination. In the process, a new question is emerging: Should governments and the private sector embrace the idea of a digital vaccine passport for travel and even for everyday life? Though proving you’re vaccinated to travel abroad isn’t a new concept — some countries have required yellow fever vaccines for years — doing so for COVID-19 would be on a far grander scale than ever before. And a passport for domestic use, such as for going to a concert, is new territory.
Advocates say such passports would hasten the return of a “normal” world with travel, sporting and cultural events and dancing…
