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Brits could be denied entry into bars, theaters, and sporting events if they can not prove they\u2019ve received vaccination against COVID-19, according to the head of the United Kingdom\u2019s vaccine rollout.<\/p>\n
Nadhim Zahawi, the newly appointed minister to oversee the UK\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine deployment, says the proof of vaccination could be held on a phone application already used in Britain as part of the government\u2019s track and trace system.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 I think you\u2019d probably find that restaurants and bars and cinemas and other venues, sports venues, will probably also use that system as they\u2019ve done with the app,\u201d Zahawi told the\u00a0BBC<\/em>\u00a0on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe sort of pressure will come both ways: from service providers \u2013 who will say \u2018look, demonstrate to us that you have been vaccinated\u2019 \u2013 but also we will make the technology as easy and accessible as possible.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Zahawi explained that while the vaccine should be voluntary, he believes Brits will find that most businesses will require proof of vaccination before providing service.<\/p>\n \u201cI think people have to make a decision but I think you\u2019ll probably find many service providers will want to engage in this in the way they did with the app,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In September, England\u2019s National Health Service launched a smart phone app that alerts users if they have spent more than 15 minutes around or have been within six feet of another user who has tested positive for COVID-19. It also warns users if they have been in a pub, restaurant, or other kind of hospitality venue at the same time as someone who has symptoms.<\/p>\n Zahawi denied to provide any deadlines on when the vaccine would hit the UK market but did express hope that it would be available before Christmas.<\/p>\n The Ministers \u201cnew normal\u201d outlook comes on the heels of Australia\u2019s largest airline announcing that it is considering mandating a COVID-19 vaccinations for travelers who wish to fly with them internationally.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say, for international travelers, that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft,\u201d CEO of Qantas airline, Alan Joyce\u00a0said in an interview<\/a>\u00a0with Aussie news last week.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s going to be a common thing talking to my colleagues in other airlines around the globe.\u201d Joyce would add.<\/p>\n Perhaps coming as no surprise, both Nadhim Zahawi and Alan Joyce have\u00a0ties to the World Economic forum<\/a>, the organization behind the\u00a0\u201cGreat Reset\u201d agenda<\/a>\u00a0which has the stated goal of molding a post COVID world to its vision.<\/p>\n