FILE - In this undated photo, provided by NY Governor's Press Office on Saturday March 27, 2021, is the new "Excelsior Pass" app, a digital pass that people can download to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices. (NY Governor's Press Office via AP, File)

LETTER: Opposed to vaccine passports

'I prefer to allow everyone to manage their own medical health'

I have heard a lot about discussions on the topic of vaccine passports. Often I have wondered, who is on the “anti” side of that debate. I’ll take that cue, and we can have that discussion right here, right now. I am against vaccine passports.

I prefer to allow everyone to manage their own medical health, and the government should stay out of our private affairs. Privacy is guaranteed by our constitution, and these passports provide access to some of our most private and personal data.

I welcome responses to this discussion. And, I urge you to press our elected public servants to share their views on this topic. Especially now, since we are looking to elect a (new) federal representative.

Gary Raddysh

Chilliwack

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