Highmark Stadium now requiring vaccination for entry

[Bruffalo]

3 minutes ago, OZBILLS said:

Lockouts like this are the only thing that is going to drive vaccination up.

 

They do need a pop up vaccination site close 

 

It works too, and I support it.  Everyone has a choice, but choices have consequences, period.

[billsfanmiamioh]

18 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

While I am vaxed and believe other people should be vaxed I have been against forcing the issue but making them get negative tests.

 

I do wonder if something has happened that is causing this change in policy......did the NFL turn into a super spreader event and it hasnt come out yet (I certainly do not want that)

Probably stemming from the little dweeb county executive. It’s been his vendetta for months, just needed a couple games under the belt to throw the lack of mask compliance in the teams face and I’m sure threaten capacity restrictions or something.

[Wayne Cubed]

35 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

That's a good question.  We faced the same issue at our health care organization and we got the state to approve any WHO approved vaccine not just the three approved in the US

I’ve had Pfizer so there’s no problem there but it seems like AZ should be approved as well.

[Bills fan since 87]

Just now, aristocrat said:

 

genuine question. how do we know who the lemmings are?

 

Interesting fact on lemmings.  They really dont follow eachother off the cliff, rather Disney forced them off the cliff for a movie back in the 50s for dramatics.  No hidden covid point here.  Just that Disney has been lousy for a long time.  Go Bills!

[RiotAct]

3 minutes ago, billsfanmiamioh said:

Probably stemming from the little dweeb county executive. It’s been his vendetta for months, just needed a couple games under the belt to throw the lack of mask compliance in the teams face and I’m sure threaten capacity restrictions or something.

yep.  and obviously, the team is going to go along with whatever mandates are thrown out there with zero pushback.  Just the way it is.

[Bills fan since 87]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:

Imagine what else they’re lying about. Scary times. 

 

The 50s? Now? Disney? All i know is those poor lemmings got shafted.

[MAJBobby]

[SCBills]

19 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

 

It works too, and I support it.  Everyone has a choice, but choices have consequences, period.

Why do you feel Highmark shouldn’t allow a negative test?

 

I just had covid 2 weeks ago.  I’m likely less of a threat to you than a vaccinated person.  They could knowingly, or unknowingly, be sitting next to you with an active covid infection. 
 

Or maybe this isn’t about safety for you and you agree with punitive measures being taken on people you disagree with?

Honest question.  
 

Edited September 14, 2021 by SCBills

[Beerball]

Are unvaccinated players allowed to attend games?

[MAJBobby]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

Why do you feel Highmark shouldn’t allow a negative test?

 

I just had covid 2 weeks ago.  I’m likely less of a threat to you than a vaccinated person.  They could knowingly, or unknowingly, be sitting next to you with an active covid infection.  
 

You seem to believe this is ok as Highmark is being used as a cudgel by politicians to force the vaccine on people as denied entry to the stadium the punitive measure to do so.  
 

Trying to discuss this as politely as possible to not get dinged, but the non-option of a negative test reveals true intentions… those intentions aren’t safety of fans, they simply are a device to attempt increased vaccination of the public. 

As an Erie County Facility. Knowing lagging Vax rates yep use whatever leverage there is. 

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

It felt like I could count on just two hands the number of masks I saw all day, from the time I walked in to the stadium to the time I walked out. This was the case despite the very clearly posted -- and oft repeated over the PA system -- stadium rule on masks in common areas.

For those who are angry about the new vax requirement, I have a pretty clear idea who they can thank for it...

Serious question, had they not changed the rules to address the unmasked, would it have impacted your decision to attend future games?    For what it’s worth, I’m not angry about the vax requirement, but feel EC could have made this call earlier.  I’m also concerned about the time it will take to get into the stadium when we attend later this year.  
 

 

[Patrick Duffy]

Well, for the ppl unvaccinated, especially ticket holders, I believe this is going to come down to how much do you love your Bills team? Is it enough to make you get the shot so you can continue to attend games or not?

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

This is not about YOU

 

But the safety and well-being of La Famiglia

[SCBills]

5 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

As an Erie County Facility. Knowing lagging Vax rates yep use whatever leverage there is. 

I despise what you’re saying, but at least you’re telling the truth.  I know this isn’t about the safety of fans attending the stadium.   If it was, the best way of protection (negative covid tests) would be allowed. 
 

This is a punitive measure used by politicians to increase vaccination.  Just let’s be honest about it.  
 

Edited September 14, 2021 by SCBills

[MAJBobby]

Just now, SCBills said:

I despise what you’re saying, but at least you’re telling the truth.  I know this isn’t about the safety of fans attending the stadium. 
 

This is a punitive measure used by politicians to increase vaccination.  Just let’s be honest about it.  

And rightfully so. Just like seat belt tickets just like drunk driving checkpoints. Law and order. Get a lagging vaccine rate up with every lever available to you. 

[SCBills]

Just now, MAJBobby said:

And rightfully so. Just like seat belt tickets just like drunk driving checkpoints. Law and order. Get a lagging vaccine rate up with every lever available to you. 

Ok, we don’t need to debate this.  I’m just glad someone is admitting this isn’t actually about in-stadium safety.  

[Patrick Duffy]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

I despise what you’re saying, but at least you’re telling the truth.  I know this isn’t about the safety of fans attending the stadium. 
 

This is a punitive measure used by politicians to increase vaccination.  Just let’s be honest about it.  

But it is, and not only for just fans....it's about safety for all ppl.

[MAJBobby]

Just now, SCBills said:

Ok, we don’t need to debate this.  I’m just glad someone is admitting this isn’t actually about in-stadium safety.  

Except it is. And science has shown that. But it is what it is. And will continue to occur as people are taking their medical advice from Qtube 

[Just Jack]

2 hours ago, Arkady Renko said:

Yeah, doesn't work.  I was in the clinical trial, so they haven't accounted for the fact that people like me got the shot over a year ago.  

 

Here's an idea from an article I read earlier today. It was on a subscription site, so I'm not going to bother with a link. Go get another shot, different type than what you already had.  This woman, she already had the J&J one shot.  She wanted a booster, but did not want to wait for official approval.  So she went and got a Pfizer dose, no questions asked.  

[SCBills]

3 minutes ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said:

But it is, and not only for just fans....it's about safety for all ppl.

I just had covid 2 weeks ago.  I am of no threat to you.  I can’t enter the stadium.  
 

A vaccinated person with an active covid infection can sit right next to you all game.  
 

It’s not about stadium safety.  It’s about punitive community compliance.  You can agree with that, and believe it makes the community safer, but it doesn’t make you safer at the game given the removal of a negative test unvaxxed option. 
 

Edited September 14, 2021 by SCBills