Businessman and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang encountered some criticism on Friday after he suggested that Americans should have a downloadable bar code that verifies they've received the coronavirus vaccine. "Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated - like a bar code they can download to their phone?" CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLANS: STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWNHis comments prompted a wave of backlash with references to totalitarianism, particularly Nazi Germany. JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S SINGLE-DOSE COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL REACHES FULL ENROLLMENTMany responded to Yang with references to the yellow stars or tattoos persecuted Jews wore in Germany. President-elect Joe Biden will publicly receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

Source: Fox News December 18, 2020 23:03 UTC