Want to attend a concert.... better have your Vaccine Passport ready. Durham music hall upsets some with COVID vaccine requirement for concertgoers as live events return https://abc11.com/health/despite-blowback-nc-music-hall-holds-firm-to-vaccine-requirement/10690175/ Pre-pandemic, live indoor concerts inside Durham's decade-old Motorco Music Hall were standing room only with screaming concertgoers arm-to-arm. Social distance? Not a chance. But the pandemic pulled the plug on Motorco indoor events. When Governor Roy Cooper lifted restrictions this month, no one was more surprised than the popular music hall. "We were happy and sad that Cooper changed the rules so quickly because it just made us immediately have to figure things out," saidJosh Wittman, one of the managing partners at Motorco. One week before the Governor eased COVID rules, Motorco announced its first indoor concert in over a year: August 23 with rock band Bully. Motorco said the band only agreed to book the date if specific COVID protocols were in place: All concertgoers have to provide proof they're fully-vaccinated, temperature checks at the door and masks will be required. Now, the music hall getting some blowback about it on social media "If you read the comments at our Facebook and Instagram posts, you'll see some very nasty comments by people that say they're our customer. I'm not sure they ever were," Wittman said. One user responded on Instagram, "Sick f***! Your WW II tyrannical shows are disgusting, your venue and artists are sick in the head." Wittman responded to ABC11, "It's frustrating to see comments like that. But you are gonna get the trolls." "The nice thing about the comments you're reading is that we had plenty of our customers stick up for us," said Wittman. It's the latest chapter in the red hot culture war over COVID vaccine mandates. It was in full view in early May outside the General Assembly as demonstrators loudly opposed any consideration of vaccine passports in North Carolina "It's about telling businesses that they don't have the right to discriminate against you if you do not get the shot," said Cabarras County Republican State Rep. Larry Pittman. And at Raleigh hot dog joint, Alpha Dawgs, this month, the Raleigh Republican Club urged its followers to eat elsewhere after the owner, who told ABC11 that he's lost loved ones to COVID, still requires customers wear masks. Raleigh restaurant says social post about vaccine cards was about safety, not politics Back at Motorco, the shows will go on -- as long you bring proof of vaccination. "We are a private business. We have to make decisions based on what we feel is the best for our employees and our customers," Wittman said. The music hall says tickets are selling well for its first two indoor shows in August and September, even with the vaccine requirements. Wittman says Motorco ownership will reevaluate the precautions going forward based on customer comfort-level.
Well at the Knicks game all people had to do was show a vaccination card and ID to get in. If they didn’t have a card they had to get tested that included getting a pipette shoved 3 inches up your nose. If it becomes the norm to get that Covid test done to enter events a lot more people will get the vaccine.
Axios-Ipsos poll: Re-emerging without trust https://www.axios.com/axios-ipsos-p...ust-a6720232-3b7a-4a4c-8101-eddcc01673a0.html Americans are taking off their masks and re-engaging publicly at levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, with the most dramatic shifts in people over 50 and those who've been vaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. The big picture: It's happening despite significant distrust over strangers' honesty about their COVID-19 vaccination status and amid major confusion over Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on mask use and social distancing for those vaccinated. About one in five respondents said the CDC has been "very clear" in its updated guidance. Half said it's "somewhat clear," while nearly one in three said it's not clear. What they're saying: "It's one of two things," said Cliff Young, president of Ipsos U.S. public affairs. "You're vaccinated, your family's vaccinated, so what do you have to worry about? Or, you just don't care, you weren't that worried before and you're not that worried now." The intrigue: The poll asked respondents how much they trusted various groups of people to be honest about their about their COVID-19 status. Respondents were most likely to say they have a great or fair amount of trust in family and friends (88%) or coworkers (71%). They were less likely to trust people outside of their close circles (38%) and even less likely to trust people at sporting events or concerts (25%), indoor restaurants and bars (25%) and airports (24%). Party ID affected trust. Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say they trust others to be honest about their vaccination status. This disparity was the sharpest on trusting people who are opposed to taking the vaccine: 31% of the overall respondents said they did, including 47% of Republicans but just 19% of Democrats. By the numbers: Just 45% of respondents now say they're wearing a mask at all times when they leave their homes, and 32% say they're keeping six feet of distance from others at all times — the lowest shares for both in more than a year. Among those who've been vaccinated, 47% say they're still wearing a mask at all times outside the home, a steep drop from 65% two weeks ago. 41% of those 65 and older are wearing a mask at all times, down from 62% two weeks ago; and 41% of those ages 5o-64 are wearing a mask at all times, down from 56%. 32% of vaccinated people are maintaining six feet distance at all times, down from 44%. 25% of people 65 and older are social distancing at all times, down from 35%; among those 50-64, 31% are social distancing at all times, down from 46%. Methodology: This Axios/Ipsos Poll was conducted May 21-24 by Ipsos' KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,102 general population adults age 18 or older. The margin of sampling error is ±3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults.
Vaccine passports ("EU digital Covid certificate") coming to Europe. Soon you will not be able to enter or move around the EU without one. EU states should issue Covid passports before July 1st, commission urges Republic set to adopt scheme restoring freedom of movement on July 19th https://www.irishtimes.com/business...-july-1st-commission-urges-1.4579910?mode=amp
They'll do a 180 when they notice American tourism drying up because we don't play that shit. paper only bitch
These Vaccine Passports will become a hot item on the black market for those that do not want to be vaccinated but wanting to travel. Those caught with bogus / fake vaccine passports will be prosecuted and/or heavily fined...possibly banned from the country they tried to enter with bogus / fake documents. wrbtrader
Not to worry -- the airlines are already putting in place a vaccine passport system in the U.S. via electronic apps to ensure you upload paperwork in advance of your flight which is crossed checked with a medical database before you are allowed to board a plane going to Europe.