NC House Republicans call on Governor Cooper to reject any effort to create “Vaccine Passports”
Raleigh, NC – Today, sixty-five North Carolina House Republicans sent Governor Roy Cooper a letter opposing the creation of a “vaccine passport” or any other form of government-required identifications to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.
“These ‘vaccine passports’ raise serious privacy and legal concerns,” the letter states. “North Carolinians should not be required to carry some sort of proof of vaccination to go about their daily lives.”
The lawmakers called on the Governor to, “reject any effort to create a government-mandated record for people to show that they have been vaccinated for COVID-19.”
The full letter can be found online here and below.
Dear Governor Cooper,
We are writing in regards to your March 31, 2021 comments that you are in “discussions” about creating a system “to help people show others that they have gotten the vaccine.”
As state legislators, we are adamantly opposed to creating a “vaccine passport” or any other form of government-required identifications to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.
These “vaccine passports” raise serious privacy and legal concerns. North Carolinians should not be required to carry some sort of proof of vaccination to go about their daily lives.
We have heard from countless constituents who have contacted us to express their strong opposition and grave concerns regarding the idea of requiring proof of vaccinations.
We urge you and your administration to reject any effort to create a government-mandated record for people to show that they have been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Thank you for your attention to this important and timely issue.
Sincerely,
Jay Adams
Dean Arp
Kristin Baker, M.D.
John R. Bell, IV
Hugh Blackwell
James L. Boles, Jr.
John R. Bradford, III
William D. Brisson
Mark Brody
Dana Bumgardner
Jerry Carter
Mike Clampitt
George G. Cleveland
Jimmy Dixon
Jeffrey Elmore
Karl E. Gillespie
Edward C. Goodwin
Dudley Greene
Destin Hall
Kyle Hall
Bobby Hanig
Jon Hardister
Kelly E. Hastings
Julia C. Howard
Chris Humphrey
Pat B. Hurley
Frank Iler
Jake Johnson
Brenden H. Jones
Keith Kidwell
Donny Lambeth
Pat McElraft
Jeffrey C. McNeely
Allen McNeill
Charles W. Miller
Grey Mills
Timothy D. Moffitt
Tim Moore
Ben T. Moss
Erin Paré
Howard Penny
Ray Pickett
Larry G. Pittman
Mark Pless
Larry W. Potts
Dennis Riddell
Jason Saine
Wayne Sasser
John Sauls
Mitchell S. Setzer
Phil Shepard
Carson Smith
Sarah Stevens
Larry C. Strickland
John Szoka
John A. Torbett
Steve Tyson
Harry Warren
Sam Watford
Diane Wheatley
Donna McDowell White
David Willis
Matthew Winslow
Larry Yarborough
Jeff Zenger
