Florida has issued its first fine to a county it says violated a new state law banning coronavirus vaccine mandates and for firing fired 14 workers who failed to get the shots.

More than 100 Florida entities, including businesses, municipalities and event venues, are under review with the Department of Health. Even Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is on the list.

“Vaccine passports” are digital or paper documents showing you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and they could help you get into a growing number of places.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Florida law that prevents cruise lines from requiring passengers to prove they're vaccinated.

People in France are now required to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass to enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and the state of Florida are battling about which court should hear a challenge to the state’s ban on so-called “vaccine passports."

Travelers may soon need to carry digital vaccination certificates alongside suitcases and boarding passes.

As more people get COVID-19 vaccines, efforts are under way to develop ways to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test.

The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday described COVID-19 vaccine passports as “inappropriate” while poor countries lag behind others in acquiring shots.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. government will not require Americans to use vaccine passports.

Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus. The requirement will be lowered again on April 5 to include anyone age 18 and over, DeSantis announced last week. As of Sunday, the state of Florida reported that 2,044,005 coronavirus cases and 33,819 deaths. DeSantis said allowing governments and businesses to require proof of vaccinations would be “an unprecedented expansion” of public and private power.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is working on a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The so-called “vax pass,” or vaccine passport could be used by individuals in the workplace, in school or while traveling internationally. AdPresident Joe Biden has predicted that life in the U.S. could be back to normal by Christmas as the country works to increase vaccinations. The vaccine credentials could play a role in multiple aspects of daily life as the United States tries to push past the pandemic. The travel industry, in particular, has been calling on the federal government to develop a kind of universal “vax pass” system.