John Swinney has signalled that Scotland will reject Boris Johnson’s vaccine passport plan that is likely to see refuseniks barred from theatres, football matches and nightclubs. In a new divergence from England’s Covid-19 strategy, the deputy first minister said remarks by Michael Gove, in which he branded antivaxers “selfish” and warned that they would be prohibited from attending large gatherings, was the wrong approach. SponsoredJohnson’s government is considering vaccine passports for events such as football matches, having already announced they will be required for entering nightclubs in England from the end of September. During a visit to Glasgow yesterday Gove, who was born in Aberdeen, said that people who turned down vaccines were selfish, adding: “If you deliberately refuse to get vaccinated and there are

Source: The Times July 28, 2021 11:48 UTC