NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has joined fellow Republicans nationwide to advocate against COVID-19 vaccine passports, which are being developed to let inoculated people travel, shop and dine more freely.
The GOP governor tweeted Tuesday that he supports legislation to prohibit government-mandated vaccine passports to protect Tennesseans' health information and ensure the vaccine remains a voluntary, personal decision.
The passports show whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19. It currently exists only in New York.
Republicans in multiple states are pursuing proposals to ban their use as a restriction against people's activities.
