Legislation to ban vaccine passports in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is making its rounds in Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania State Senator Judy Ward of District 30 introduced the legislation.
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She says requiring Pennsylvanians to get a vaccine to live their day-to-day lives is an over-reach and an intrusion in people's lives.
Ward told the News Radio KDKA morning show that her legislation would protect Pennsylvanians' rights and freedoms.
"With our personal health information, our medical community goes to great lengths to protect that and we thought this was also an invasion of people's personal health information," she said.
Governor Tom Wolf said he believes the government should stay out of the matter and allow the private sector to make those sort of decisions. "Frankly, I don't really care. I'm not sure why we ought to be getting involved in this at all. I guess I'm missing something."
He said he's struggling to figure out what the significance is of having a business requiring a vaccine passport to enter its premises.
"When I was a kid, if you got a passport and you wanted to go to some foreign country, you had to take a yellow card with you that showed all your vaccinations and immunizations. I guess it didn't seem like a big deal then, I'm not sure why it is now," explained Wolf.
These so-called passports would serve as proof of your COVID vaccination in order to travel, or attend sporting events or concerts.
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Ward said that there are many reasons why someone might choose not to get vaccinated including health conditions, religious beliefs or personal choice.
She also said her office has had numerous calls from constituents who are worried and concerned about these vaccine passports becoming a reality here in Pennsylvania.
New York has already implemented this and that's why Senator Ward introduced a bill to ban that from happening here.