COVID-19 passports

Florida Republicans Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. John Rutherford are proposing the Freedom to Fly Act, which would bar TSA from asking passengers for proof of vaccine status for domestic flights.

The change aligns Celebrity with Florida law, which bans businesses from asking customers for proof of vaccination.

The Freedom of the Seas pulled away from PortMiami about 7 p.m. Sunday with a fully vaccinated crew and about 600 volunteer passengers.

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. says that while vaccines do not eliminate risks, not having them could be catastrophic, including to the people in the Caribbean that cruises visit.

Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will still be asked to wear masks indoors and on all rides and attractions, but Disney says workers won’t require proof of vaccination.

While COVID-19 passports could be used to show people have been vaccinated, ban supporters say the plan strikes a “delicate balance” between protecting people and civil liberties.

Sen. Wilton Simpson's strongest comments on the issue so far come amid calls from the cruise industry to require proof of vaccination after ships have been docked more than a year because of the pandemic.

On the Florida Roundup, host Melissa Ross talked about vaccine "passports" and the possibility of achieving herd immunity with the deputy director of the University of Florida's Emerging Pathogens Institute.