Have you seen the movie Aladdin? The beautiful balad of the movie is "A Whole New World," and right now, for some reason, that song comes to my mind when I look into the future and maybe into 2021. It might not be a whole new world, but somehow, things are about to change, and COVID has laid the foundation.
2020, has already been the strangest year ever, and I have just been out for a Christmas walk with my family wearing a mask in the street. If someone had shown me that picture a year ago, I wouldn't have understood a thing. But, here it is - a new reality!
Vaccination passorts
In Europe, many countries will start vaccinating from December 27th. It will take a while before everyone who wants to get a vaccine will get one, but still - the government here, and also in other countries, are already thinking about so-called Vaccination passports. The airlines are also thinking about it. What does it mean? You will only be allowed to board the aircraft if you have been vaccinated. Now, that is totally understandable, but also scary at the same time.
Of course, they want to keep a lock on the pandemic, and thus, only those vaccinating can travel. In a way, it is entirely fair. But, it is also scary. Those who resist the vaccine and believe it to be a part of a fraud from Bill Gates or a way to modify your DNA, well... those will feel even more threatened by this. And even though I don't believe the vaccine stuff to be just "business" and the whole COVID to be a giant hype... the fact that I will be limited in my actions if I don't take the vaccine, that sounds scary!
Once again - I can fully understand it, but still... it sounds like a scene from a future Sci-Fi movie. Can you imagine people standing there on the airport? But, as they are about to board the plane, it suddenly turns out that one has faked the vaccination passport, and that person is sent away and not allowed to board the plane. And what is the result? If you don't take it, then you will be limited.
This isn't a totally crazy scenario
One year ago, I would have said that this sounds like a crazy scenario made up by conspiracy theory lovers. Well, those who love such theories, they for sure have their hands full in these days. But, the future has arrived, and you don't have to believe in conspiracy theories to see the logic behind these regulations (if and when they will come).
So, who knows - maybe I will have to bring a second passport the next time I want to fly somewhere else? I don't know, but it sure sounds like the Sci-Fi future has come much closer and much quicker than I expected!
What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts on this!