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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4932120" data-attributes="member: 48469">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/media/fox-vaccine-passport/index.html[/URL]<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/media/tucker-carlson-anti-vaccination-monologue/index.html" target="_blank">Tucker Carlson</a> has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of &quot;Jim Crow&quot; laws. And other Fox News personalities have spent months both trafficking in anti-vaccine rhetoric and assailing the concept of showing proof of vaccination status.But Fox Corporation, the right-wing talk channel&#039;s parent company, has quietly implemented the concept of a vaccine passport as workers slowly return back to the company&#039;s offices.Fox employees, including those who work at Fox News, received an email, obtained by CNN Business, from the company&#039;s Human Resources department in early June that said Fox had &quot;developed a secure, voluntary way for employees to self-attest their vaccination status.&quot;The system allows for employees to self-report to Fox the dates their shots were administered and which vaccines were used.The company has encouraged employees to report their status, telling them that &quot;providing this information to FOX will assist the company with space planning and contact tracing.&quot;Employees who report their status are allowed to bypass the otherwise required daily health screening, according to a follow-up email those who reported their vaccination status received.&quot;Thank you for providing FOX with your vaccination information,&quot; the email said. &quot;You no longer are required to complete your daily health screening through WorkCare/WorkMatters.&quot;The concept, which was first reported Monday by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7VdPRhveO4&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Ryan Grim</a> on The Hill&#039;s morning streaming show, is known internally as &quot;FOX Clear Pass.&quot;While the &quot;Fox Clear Pass&quot; is voluntary for employees, and other companies have similar tools, it is still remarkable, given how vocal Fox&#039;s top talent has been in criticizing the concept of vaccine passports.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4932120, member: 48469"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/media/fox-vaccine-passport/index.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/media/tucker-carlson-anti-vaccination-monologue/index.html']Tucker Carlson[/URL] has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of "Jim Crow" laws. And other Fox News personalities have spent months both trafficking in anti-vaccine rhetoric and assailing the concept of showing proof of vaccination status. But Fox Corporation, the right-wing talk channel's parent company, has quietly implemented the concept of a vaccine passport as workers slowly return back to the company's offices. Fox employees, including those who work at Fox News, received an email, obtained by CNN Business, from the company's Human Resources department in early June that said Fox had "developed a secure, voluntary way for employees to self-attest their vaccination status." The system allows for employees to self-report to Fox the dates their shots were administered and which vaccines were used. The company has encouraged employees to report their status, telling them that "providing this information to FOX will assist the company with space planning and contact tracing." Employees who report their status are allowed to bypass the otherwise required daily health screening, according to a follow-up email those who reported their vaccination status received. "Thank you for providing FOX with your vaccination information," the email said. "You no longer are required to complete your daily health screening through WorkCare/WorkMatters." The concept, which was first reported Monday by [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7VdPRhveO4&feature=youtu.be']Ryan Grim[/URL] on The Hill's morning streaming show, is known internally as "FOX Clear Pass." While the "Fox Clear Pass" is voluntary for employees, and other companies have similar tools, it is still remarkable, given how vocal Fox's top talent has been in criticizing the concept of vaccine passports." [/QUOTE]

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