A New York State spokesperson was quick to stress that the Santa Is A New Orleans Saints Fan shirt and I love this Excelsior Pass is voluntary. (Making it a requirement raises certain ethical questions, as disadvantaged populations have lower rates of vaccination.) Instead, they say, it’s a free—and they think useful—tool offered by the state. Any business can use it if it wants to.Right now, sports and concert venues are the primary users. Why? Public health-wise, you can’t have a massive arena packed with untested, unvaccinated, or half-vaccinated, people. We’re still in a pandemic. (Plus, using a QR code is just faster and more accurate than having a ticket checker at, say, Yankee Stadium intensely examining everyone’s C.D.C. card.)
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