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COVID passports will only reduce virus transmission by up to five per cent, new report claims
COVID passports will only reduce overall community transmission by just one to five per cent.The research, which outline the impact of the government’s potential Plan B for the winter, was conducted by the UK Treasury and the Cabinet Office’s COVID-19 Taskforce, according to The Telegraph.They found a COVID certification scheme would reduce transmission at mass events by 40-45 per cent.But the research warned that, because only two to 13 per cent of overall community transmission takes place in venues covered by the scheme, there would only be a “moderate impact from reduced community transmission.”As a result the figures suggest certification would reduce overall community transmission by just one to five per cent.Reacting to the figures,