The Sinister Plan Tying Vaccinations to Legal Identity!

A leading biometrics firm states that African nations are the new testing grounds for a biometric identity program linked to vaccinations.

The UN plans to implement a system capturing biometric data to track all vaccinations in individuals from birth. According to a biometrics firm tasked with executing the project, the system will tie this data to their legal identity.

Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC is the firm awarded the contract to implement the biometrics ID and vaccination program. The company produces biometric technology like fingerprint readers, facial recognition, and iris scanners.

NEC partnered with the UN-approved vaccination body, GAVI, intending to collect biometric data from newborns. The system then utilizes the data to track the individual’s vaccination history. Primarily funded by the World Health Organization, GAVI also receives financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other health sector organizations.

GAVI is committed to implementing the United Nations “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs). SDG 16, one of the “goals” in the program, is to register and issue digital IDs to people as young as five years old.

16 September is now officially “Annual Identity Day” in support of achieving this objective. GAVI and NEC started a pilot testing program to register the biometric data of all newborns in Ghana. The system scans the infants’ fingerprints and records the voices of their caregivers or parents.

The system tracks this biometric data and vaccination status. Initially, the program aimed to capture data on R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccinations. However, the government is now using the data to implement its digital ID system, claiming the program will assist citizens with accessing public services.

In a report by Biometric Update, Joseph Jasper, a spokesman for NEC, stated the biometric system to support childhood vaccination campaigns is a piece in a broader plan to issue digital IDs to newborns, enabling the safe authentication and verification of their identities.

Jasper noted the system ensures proper vaccine administration delivery by reporting the child’s caregiver relationship and place of birth. This data is also suitable for the assignment of digital national identity documents. The ID will allow the individual to access public services, such as education and health.

The World Economic Forum stated its hopes for the successful rollout of the biometric vaccination program in Ghana. It proposed that the program will tie biometric data and vaccination history for civil registration and access to public services.

A WEF report stated that such initiatives open the possibility of implementing vaccinations for civil registration, provided the nation has the correct legislation, governance, and implementation protocols in place. Upon meeting the requirements and conditions for the program, the WEF hopes biometrics will be a good investment in the delivery of public services.