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    <title>NPR: vaccine passport</title>
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      <title>Would You Use An App To Verify Your Vaccine Status? The Idea Is Here To Stay</title>
      <description>From sporting arenas to colleges and cruise ships, many businesses are planning to ask customers to prove they&apos;ve had their shots. Smartphone apps may be coming soon.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:50:39 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/12/985927333/would-you-use-an-app-to-verify-your-vaccine-status-the-idea-is-here-to-stay</link>
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      <dc:creator>Allison Aubrey</dc:creator>
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      <title>FAQ: What Is A Vaccine &apos;Passport,&apos; And What Are These Credentials Used For?</title>
      <description>These digital credentials could return us to normal life more quickly, but they have stirred controversy in some quarters.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Laurel Wamsley</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897 Over A Plague Vaccine</title>
      <description>That&apos;s when a vaccine for plague was invented — and authorities began to consider requiring proof of vaccination before visiting pilgrimage sites in India. The debate has raged ever since.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:18:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/04/07/yellow-fever-vaccine-1_slide-121d6cddc7ea93105def56dc227a4c19ce843cbc.jpg' alt='The World Health Organization-approved proof of vaccination form is used these days for yellow fever. It's just a coincidence that the card itself is yellow.'/><p>That's when a vaccine for plague was invented — and authorities began to consider requiring proof of vaccination before visiting pilgrimage sites in India. The debate has raged ever since.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=985032748' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Fran Kritz</dc:creator>
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      <title>Coronavirus FAQs: What Should I Do With My Vaccine Card? Is Choir Practice OK Now?</title>
      <description>We ponder your pandemic questions. This week&apos;s topics: vaccine cards (including whether to laminate or not), group singing sessions and CBD products.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:17:55 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/04/02/983690829/coronavirus-faqs-what-should-i-do-with-my-vaccine-card-is-choir-practice-ok-now</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/04/02/983690829/coronavirus-faqs-what-should-i-do-with-my-vaccine-card-is-choir-practice-ok-now</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/04/01/vaccine-collage_wide-42fb60a154589e21cd1d60c1c2b6353ccded53c2.jpg' alt='Some of our readers sent in their vaccine selfie pics. We asked the experts: What should they do with their vaccine cards?'/><p>We ponder your pandemic questions. This week's topics: vaccine cards (including whether to laminate or not), group singing sessions and CBD products.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=983690829' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Pranav Baskar</dc:creator>
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