Covid passes are now being considered used for entry to night clubs, restaurants and such over here. Not nationally, but local politicians might be allowed to implement this for their municipally. So, finally, then, the ideas of equality got thrown overboard. But this system has already been in use in several European countries for a while, and we have a long tradition of implementing whatever EU does which does not work.
Apartheid aside, this will not slow down the transmission in any significant way. Most of those admitted to hospitals are now fully vaccinated. That means that the vaccinated now totally outnumber the unvaccinated, or that the vaccines don't work well, and either way the passes wont help. In reality the vaccines do help, as hospital admissions when corrected for the vaccinated/unvaccinated ratio (about 6x) shows that there are four times more unvaccinated than vaccinated, but this is nowhere near sufficient to stop the waves.
So covid passes simply can't stop new waves. On the contrary, they will only serve to boost false security and increase distrust. Night clubs and the like, if honest, should make a sign "Free admission for those exempted from worrying about transmission. All others, show your test papers". This will work so well, right?
Another interpretation is that covid passes is meant to "encourage" people to be good citizens and take the vaccine. So, just like what China is doing with social credit scores. Social benefits for the most loyal citizens is nothing new in communist countries. Which correlates well with distrust in authorities and low vaccination rates in such countries or former communist countries. A coincidence?