The Government has scrapped proposals that would have seen vaccine passports required for entry to clubs and other events.
Under the scheme, partygoers and those heading to other crowded events would have needed proof they had been double jabbed to gain admission.
But Health Secretary Sajid Javid today said the Government "will not be going ahead" with the plans.
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The MP told the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show: "I've never liked the idea of saying to people you must show your papers or something to do what is just an everyday activity, but we were right to properly look at it.
"We've looked at it properly and whilst we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, I'm pleased to say that we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports."
He had earlier told Sky News he did not like the idea, but that a decision had not yet been made.
However, in his BBC interview he then explained: "We've been looking at the evidence, which I think anyone would expect us to do, but you've got to look at it alongside the whole toolbox, what else we are doing, and as I say the vaccine programme, our testing programme, our surveillance programme, the new treatments that the NHS has been purchasing and offering for the first time, this is all our wall of defence."
His comments followed a backlash from Tory MPs opposed to the idea of vaccine passports.
Mr Javid also said he wanted to remove the need for Coronavirus PCR tests for travel "as soon as I possibly can".
But asked whether ministers were removing too many measures designed to keep the public safe, he said the Government should not be introducing coronavirus restrictions "just for the sake of it".
He told The Andrew Marr Show: "There's a lot of defences, we've just gone through some of them, that we need to keep in place, because this virus hasn't gone anywhere.
"There's still a pandemic so of course we need to remain cautious.
"But we just shouldn't be doing things for the sake of it or because others are doing, and we should look at every possible intervention properly."
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