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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorwegian Cruise Line sues Florida surgeon general over vaccine passport ban
(CNN) Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is suing Florida's surgeon general over the state's law that prohibits companies from requiring customers and employees to provide documentation of Covid-19 vaccination status.
According to the complaint filed Tuesday, NCLH says the lawsuit is a "last resort" because Florida had indicated it would prevent the company from "safely and soundly resuming passenger cruise operations" next month. It described the state law as an "anomalous, misguided intrusion."
CNN has reached out to the Florida Department of Health for comment.
The NCLH complaint names Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees in his capacity as "the responsible state official."
In April, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order banning the use of Covid-19 passports in the state. The order prohibited any government entity from issuing vaccine passports and blocks businesses from requiring any such documentation. ............(more)
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/norwegian-cruise-line-sues-florida/index.html
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Norwegian Cruise Line sues Florida surgeon general over vaccine passport ban (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2021
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We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2021
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LetMyPeopleVote
(145,086 posts)1. We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated
Bo Zarts
(25,392 posts)2. Do you know what the Florida state lines with Georgia and Alabama are?
They are state lines that I will never cross again, into Florida - as long as DeSantis is governor and/or the crazies are running the state.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,883 posts)3. But people have a constitutional right to infect others