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