As of October 21, Moroccans have become obligated to provide a vaccine pass in order to enter a number of public and private places.
Following this decision, vaccination rates in Morocco increased tenfold as the unvaccinated population flocked to vaccination centers to get their first doses.
Morocco is following in the footsteps of many countries around the world, who have already implemented the vaccine pass in an effort to raise vaccination rates and curb the spread of the virus.
China
China was the first country in the world to roll out the vaccine passport for travel in March of 2021.
The Asian country is since reporting 33 new infections on average each day, representing only 1% of the peak reported on February 13, 2020, with 59,826 cases.
Recently on Sunday, China reported 26 new domestic COVID-19 cases.
Israël
Israel’s health ministry unveiled a Green Passport, on February 2021, enabling people who are already vaccinated to travel and be part of large gatherings.
957 new cases are reported on average each day since in the middle eastern country, 9% of the peak.
The United States
Twenty states in the country, many of which Republican, have banned vaccine passports in some form, while 10 states are currently using them. Several states remain undecided on the matter.
The state of New York was the first to impose a vaccine pass on August 03, followed by California and Hawaii.
The states of Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, and Louisiana followed suit shortly after.
Many other states have banned COVID passes, including Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
Utah remains indecisive, even that it has banned the use of COVID vaccine passports but is still requiring proof of vaccination to its population.
The US is still recording 72,782 new COVID-19 cases on average each day, that’s 29% of the peak, the highest daily average was reported on January 8, with a total of 21,340,773 new cases and 356,229 deaths recorded that day.
Europe
Many countries in Europe imposed the vaccine pass mandate, including France and the UK.
COVID-19 infections are increasing in the UK, with 46,358 new infections reported on average each day, that’s 76% of the peak.
In France, 5,259 new COVID-19 cases are reported on average each day, representing 10% of the peak.
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