Vaccine rollout is advancing at snail pace in the European Union. At the same time, countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel are moving quickly to get large parts of the population vaccinated as promptly as possible. As Europe debates the success or failure of its vaccine policy, some countries want to be one step ahead and discuss the possibility of so-called vaccine passports.
The concept is straightforward: those who have been administered with a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to have access to international travel, inter-country travel, bars, restaurants, or concerts halls. In essence, this measure would extend lockdown rules for those who do not receive the vaccine indefinitely while giving vaccine receivers a free pass. In

Most of Europe is back in lockdown, presumably as punishment for our sins of going outside during the summer, and as preparation for the Christmas holidays. It feels like being back in school, where a patronizing teacher indicates that the children are incapable of behaving themselves. To some Europeans, this is a surprising development. Yet to lovers of liberty, the fact that power leads to ever-expanding power is no news.

There are many “I told you so’s” in this pandemic, events that were entirely predictable given the track record of government institutions. Here are some examples.
Privacy concerns remain over inefficient COVID apps
As COVID-19 cases spike once again, many European governments return to the idea of Coronavirus apps, which contact-trace the