Last week to oppose EU COVID passport extension

The European Commission is allowing public feedback on its digital COVID-19 passport extension proposal for one more week. The COVID-19 passport regulation was introduced in June 2021 and is currently set to expire on June 30, 2022. 

This regulation would extend it for one more year. Oddly, the European Commission does not cite health as a reason to extend the requirement for COVID-19 passports. Rather, it justifies the “EU Digital COVID Certificate” because it “helps people travel freely within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

EU MEP Rob Roos pointed out that the COVID passports are not about health at all, but rather about digitization and control. 

“They claimed it would make travel within the EU easier,” says Roos. “But that never worked. Countries still kept introducing their own restrictions. Within just a few months, member states transformed the COVID pass into something much bigger. All of a sudden, you needed a QR code to enter a restaurant or even to go to work. But it was never introduced for that.” 

Roos then pointed out the scientific fallacies of the COVID passes. 

“Now, Omicron is the dominant strain of the virus,” Roos continued. “To most people, it’s not dangerous anymore. The vaccine doesn’t stop the spread. 

“Science shows that the QR system does not come with any health benefits anymore, while undermining fundamental rights. 

“This is the moment to abolish the COVID pass once and for all. But the European Commission wants to extend it at least until June 2023. An extremely bad idea.” 

“Together with several colleagues in Parliament, I will do everything I can to stop this,” he added. “But we have to do it together. We need your help.” 

Roos concluded by pleading with EU citizens to go to the website and register their opposition to the COVID pass. 

“Please do it as soon as possible, because conditional freedom is no freedom,” he finished.