Granite State Times

When it comes to a vaccine passport policy, government officials across the Northeast do not seem to be in agreement.

Politicians have varying opinions on implementing a vaccine passport or mandate like the one New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has recently implemented. De Blasio’s order calls for proof of vaccination status for admittance to indoor dining, entertainment and gyms.  

"This is a miraculous place, literally filled with wonders," de Blasio said, according to Fox News. "If you’re vaccinated, that’s gonna open up to you, you can open the door. If you’re unvaccinated, you will not be able to participate in many things. It’s time for people to see vaccination as necessary to living a good, full and healthy life."

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio | Twitter

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey (D) has a different opinion, noting that many minorities and people with low incomes are among the top demographics when it comes to low vaccination rates.

"We know that requiring vaccines in public venues will have a disproportionate impact on low-income families and in communities of color, so our focus in Boston is to make sure that we are getting those vaccination numbers up across every neighborhood and in every community," she told Fox News. "There’s a long history in this country of people needing to show their papers — whether we're talking about this from the standpoint of... during slavery, post-slavery, as recent as... what the immigrant population has to go through."

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) recently signed a bill prohibiting any state public business from requiring proof of vaccination, according to Granite Grok.

The bill reads: “No person may be compelled to receive an immunization for COVID-19 in order to secure, receive or access any public facility, any public benefit or any public service from the state of New Hampshire, or any political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units or quasi-public entities.”

This law is in step with a 2018 New Hampshire Constitutional amendment, which establishes that “an individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential and inherent.”