- metadata: - source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/finance-minister-calls-for-cancellation-of-covid-vaccine-green-pass/ --- # Finance minister calls for cancellation of COVID vaccine 'Green Pass' | The Times of Israel > ## Excerpt > * * * --- Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman calls for an end to the widespread usage of the “Green Pass” proof of COVID vaccination to enter certain locations. “There is no medical or epidemiological logic in the Green Pass, many experts agree,” says Liberman. “There is, however, direct harm to the economy, to daily operations and a not insignificant contribution to daily panic among the public.” Liberman says he is working with “all the authorities” in order to get rid of the Green Pass and “maintain a normal life routine for all of us.” Currently, admittance to many public and private facilities requires a Green Pass vaccination card, which is only valid following a booster shot or within six months of a second vaccine dose. Initial data shows that the current widespread Omicron variant is able to bypass the vaccine in many cases. Telling an urgent story  During a global pandemic, one tiny country is producing research that's helping to guide health policy across the world. How effective are COVID-19 vaccines? After the initial two shots, does a third dose help? What about a fourth? When The Times of Israel began covering COVID-19, we had no idea that our small beat would become such a central part of the global story. Who could have known that Israel would be first at nearly every juncture of the vaccination story - and generate the research that's so urgently needed today? Our team has covered this story with the rigor and accuracy that characterizes Times of Israel reporting across topics. If it’s important to you that this kind of media organization exists and thrives, I urge you to support our work. **Will you join The Times of Israel Community today?** Thank you, **Nathan Jeffay****, Health & Science Correspondent** [Join our Community](https://crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-up?utm_campaign=Nathan&utm_source=website&utm_medium=article_end&utm_content=1964F6) [Join our Community](https://crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-up?utm_campaign=Nathan&utm_source=website&utm_medium=article_end&utm_content=1964F6) [Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this](https://crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-in)