The UK has no plans to introduce a vaccine passport that would allow passengers to travel without quarantine, a government minister has said, arguing that it would be discriminatory.
Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that there are several reasons for not implementing such a plan.
“Vaccines are not mandated in this country and as Boris Johnson has reminded parliament that is not how we do things in the UK, we do them by consent,” he said on Sunday.
Zahawi added that the effect of vaccines on transmission is still unclear.
He said that doctors in the UK would be able to provide evidence that individuals had been vaccinated if other countries require proof.
The Times had reported last week that the government was considering plans for vaccine passports.
A survey last week of 6,037 people in Britain by market researchers Piplsay reveals that 73 per cent feel that vaccine passports will be a useful tool against the spread of the virus while 63 per cent believe that vaccine passports will make their travels less stressful.