Coronavirus 'immunity passports' are a terrible idea that could backfire, experts warn

Lack of certain antibodies would mean you don’t have an “immunity passport” and are therefore not allowed to venture out in public. Those who have them would be issued certificates to roam and restart economies — so the vulnerable can stay home. But the World Health Organization and other experts say that’s a terrible idea. “So many flaws that it is hard to know where to begin,” molecular biologist Natalie Kofler, founder of the global initiative Editing Nature, and Canadian bioethicist Françoise Baylis, said in a commentary published in Nature. They listed reasons why they think it’s unworkable and unfair: So many unknowns: For starters, they wrote, it’s not clear whether people develop any kind of lasting immunity after a coronavirus infection. The World Health Organization has warned governments against issuing immunity passports, saying there’s no evidence people who have recovered from Covid-19 are protected from a second coronavirus infection. The tests can’t be trusted: Then thrn===================rnThank for watching!