Highmark Stadium now requiring vaccination for entry

[CheshireCT]

3 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

 

Always a risk when the league or individual cities/owners take punitive measures against fans.  Perhaps they can do away with fans altogether and ascend to an entirely spiritual league

 

I wouldn't call it a punitive measure. NY State is over 60% vaccinated. For the sake of making it easy, let's say it's 50/50 in the stadium. The 50% vaccinated crowd would prefer to be in a safer environment.

 

No matter which way you go, there's going to be some people who don't like it. Might as well err on the side of public health and safety and piss off the people who refuse the vaccine, rather than the other way around. That's my two cents.

[Buffalo716]

1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:

The Funny thing is this announcement will lead to alot of Noise But will ALSO lead to alot more vaccinations, that is the reality 

Probably not

 

People I know that aren't vaccinated are never going to get vaccinated... Even the ones with season tickets I don't think this is going to change them

[MAJBobby]

Just now, Mark Vader said:

Isn't that the point?

I believe it is, just funny watching the noise, knowing full well that noise is probably coming from someone on their phone on their way to a Vax site to make sure they are good for the Washington Game

[SDS]

Just now, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

We literally discussed the course of action they were going to take, did we not?

 

The utter defiance for the masking in the concourses and bathrooms allowed them to do what they wanted to do from the outset.........and 60,000 people got to see exactly why.

 

That was their only play, ultimately.

 

They can't enforce the mask wearing in that size of a crowd.

 

I put my neck gator on and pulled it up to leave the stadium and the sheriffs looked at me like..........".holy *****!  One of these assh*les actually followed the rule".

in the Dunn tire club section, I would say most people walking around were masked, but there were so many people eating and drinking it was really only 50%. A significant amount just blew off the requirement.

[MAJBobby]

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

Probably not

 

People I know that aren't vaccinated are never going to get vaccinated... Even the ones with season tickets I don't think this is going to change them

Then they dont watch the games live, thats fine, hope they limit their financial loss on the secondary market

[Mark Vader]

6 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

Don't get a refund, you'll screw yourself.....

 

 

That is royally screwed up.

[Tenhigh]

24 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:

They couldn't enforce the mask mandates they had in place so let's just go one further

They didn't even try. I went in wirh a mask on, I was one of about 10 out of 70k.

[Freddie's Dead]

27 minutes ago, StHustle said:

Kinda weird players don't have to be vexed yet fans do.

 

On the contrary, I think both players and fans are vexed at having to be vaxxed.

[Brennan Huff]

7 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

I spoke to my ticket rep today, about an unrelated issue. It's out of the hands of ticket reps. It is a waste of a phone call.

Most of the people who will be calling aren’t smart enough to realize that

[CaptnCoke11]

3 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:

need the ny state vax app confirmation

Says all you have to do is show your physical card.  

[Rockpile233]

I figured this was coming after Sunday. 

[Captain Caveman]

22 minutes ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

I guess I'm surprised they went from week 1 of having an unenforced mask policy to now having a fully vaccinated or GTFO policy. 

 

I'd be surprised if this doesn't revert back to the standard mask/honor system that you see at most businesses. 

I think the fact that it was unenforceable (and completely disregarded by 99% of the attendees) is exactly why the have the new policy.

[2564]

Fully Vaxxed are 27 times more likely to get Covid compared to people with natural immunity, but hey, follow the Science:

 

https://nationalfile.com/israeli-study-fully-vaxxed-are-27-times-more-likely-to-get-covid-compared-to-people-with-natural-immunity/

 

[North Buffalo]

1 minute ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

Says all you have to do is show your physical card.  

TY interesting at US Open they required app

[Jobot]

30 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

Very bad move not allowing proof of a negative test in lieu of a vaccine.

 

Why is that a bad move?

[SDS]

Just now, BUFFALOBART said:

Wow. In the 100's Concourse, there were very few people wearing masks.

this was just inside. I think my daughter and I were the only people who had masks on in our outdoor seats.

[PetermansRedemption]

How long is it going to take to get into the stadium now 😳

[AmishRifle]

The part I don’t agree with is kids 12 and older have to get the shot to enter.  We’ve been holding off for our daughter for more long term data to come in.  Not a fan of the policy as written.  

[Mark Vader]

2 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said:

I figured this was coming after Sunday. 

Why didn't you tell us, Pops?

[DC Greg]

I went to a few concerts this summer where proof of vaccination was required. It was easy and didn't cause any delays. Someone looks at your card or a picture of your card on a phone and your ID before you hit the normal security and metal detectors. The vac check did not slow the line down at all. It's still the normal security going through the mags where the hold up is. So, not a "***** show" at all.

 

I mean maybe if someone decided to throw a tantrum or give an angry ted talk to the person checking cards about their opposition to vaccines it would slow things down, but when people act like adults who had enough common sense to look up the entry policy before they arrived, it seems to be pretty seamless.