COVID vaccine passport remain a possibility as the road out of lockdown continues – but readers have mixed feelings about the idea.

Boris Johnson said last night there would be no need for people to prove they had been vaccinated next week as shops and pub beer gardens reopen.

And the prime minister said during a Downing Street press conference he was looking forward to a pint of beer.

“On Monday, April 12, I will be going to the pub myself and cautiously but irreversibly raising a pint of beer to my lips,” he said.

Regarding vaccine passports, Mr Johnson said there were “ethical and practical issues”, but some test events will be launched in the next few weeks.

He said: “I want to stress there are complicated ethical and practical issues as I think I said last time raised by the idea of Covid status certification using vaccination alone.

“Many people will be for one reason or another unable to get a vaccine, for medical reasons for instance, or perhaps because they’re pregnant.

“So, you have to be very careful how you handle this and don’t start a system that is discriminatory.

“But obviously we are looking at it – we want to be going ahead in the next few weeks with some test events, some pilot events. Big events, getting 20,000 people into Wembley on May 15, that kind of thing."

We asked readers on Facebook what they thought.

Vicky Cousins said: “I think they should only be issued once everyone has been offered the vaccine. I would then be happy to have one.”

Nicole Church said: “Definitely yes, if it keeps people safe and can see the virus really reduce in numbers then it can only be a good thing. People who are unable to have the vaccine should also be given a passport to say they are exempt to prevent any issues.”

Jenny Lewis said: “What about people that can’t have the vaccine or had major reaction to the first one, so don’t want the second?

“It seems very unfair to demand people to have a passport to go places to prove they have had a vaccine for a virus that does not stop you getting it or passing it on.”

Andrew Nelson said: “I think it would make sense, but surely it’s hard to manage and having a vaccine give some reassurance to others.”

When asked if there will be a vote on the issue in Parliament Mr Johnson said: “We are taking too many fences at once, first we need to work out what exactly the proposal might be, but certainly if there is something to put to Parliament, I am certain we will do that.”