Posted by
grud
2 years agoon 7/22/2022 at 12:45 PM
Any word on how durable the "Vaccine" Wristband will be? Can we shower while wearing it if we can't remove it?
Also:
Do we have to put it on as soon as we get it?
Is it removeable?
Vaccine Wristband Questions
Posted by
joho
2 years agoon 7/22/2022 at 1:00 PM
We haven’t been explicitly shared the band material- they mentioned ‘plastic’ at one point- assumptions have been Tyvek or Plastic kinda like the hospital bands. The band is not designed to be removed- they want people not to interchange them.
if it is Tyvek it should hold up in a shower and if it is plastic hospital band type it definitely will.
Assume that the vaxx check stations will put the band on you to make sure it fits and isn’t loose enough to remove.
joho wrote:
We haven’t been explicitly shared the band material- they mentioned ‘plastic’ at one point- assumptions have been Tyvek or Plastic kinda like the hospital bands. The band is not designed to be removed- they want people not to interchange them.
if it is Tyvek it should hold up in a shower and if it is plastic hospital band type it definitely will.
Assume that the vaxx check stations will put the band on you to make sure it fits and isn’t loose enough to remove.
Yeah, back when they announced them, I'd thought about asking if we can get a couple of them when we checked in (because Showers ARE a thing!), but yeah in the next second my thought was they wouldn't want people giving one "To a Friend", so I did NOT ask about that. =D
We haven’t been explicitly shared the band material- they mentioned ‘plastic’ at one point- assumptions have been Tyvek or Plastic kinda like the hospital bands. The band is not designed to be removed- they want people not to interchange them.
if it is Tyvek it should hold up in a shower and if it is plastic hospital band type it definitely will.
Assume that the vaxx check stations will put the band on you to make sure it fits and isn’t loose enough to remove.
I take my watch off when I sleep, and Fortunately haven't been in the Hospital very often. I doubt wearing it 4 nights will do me any harm. =D
Thanks for the info!
Posted by
joho
2 years agoon 7/22/2022 at 1:36 PM
If it is really bugging you you can always get a new one every day. Would be a matter of weighing the level of your discomfort wearing it over many days against the hassle of getting in the vaxx station line every day
Posted by
donaldbain
2 years agoon 7/22/2022 at 2:11 PM
Any word on how durable the "Vaccine" Wristband will be? Can we shower while wearing it if we can't remove it?
Also:
Do we have to put it on as soon as we get it?
Is it removeable?
Being removable and not having it put on immediately would defeat the purpose of having them.
grud wrote:
Any word on how durable the "Vaccine" Wristband will be? Can we shower while wearing it if we can't remove it?
Also:
Do we have to put it on as soon as we get it?
Is it removeable?
Any word on how durable the "Vaccine" Wristband will be? Can we shower while wearing it if we can't remove it?
Also:
Do we have to put it on as soon as we get it?
Is it removeable?
They will be durable.
They are not removable.
Designed to be worn the whole convention.
You can always show your info and get a new one at the Vaccination station if yours is removed.
Mike
Posted by
neutrinobunny
2 years agoon 7/23/2022 at 10:00 PM
I went to RTX about a month ago, and they had the exact same thing.
The wristbands there were metallic foil plastic and you could easily shower with them on.
After 4 days, mine basically looked the same as the day i put it on.
Think a rigid mylar, as opposed to the almost 'paperish' plastic you'd usually get at a festival.
Posted by
jimdigris
2 years agoon 7/24/2022 at 5:19 PM
On the bright side of things, if "Gencon" is stamped on it, it will become a collectable.
Posted by
quarex
2 years agoon 7/25/2022 at 3:16 AM
Oooh, and what if they were numbered? "Yeah, I was 8th in the vaccine line in 2K22 *smug grin*"
Posted by
armadilloal
2 years agoon 7/25/2022 at 5:41 AM
Congratulations, you've just made a physical NFT.
Posted by
shrike522
2 years agoon 7/27/2022 at 6:29 PM
So I can get a new verification every day I’m at gencon?
shrike522 wrote:So I can get a new verification every day I’m at gencon?
Yes, but why would you want to?
Posted by
shrike522
2 years agoon 7/27/2022 at 6:49 PM
If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
shrike522 wrote:If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
Yes, some people break the rules. Horrible.
shrike522 wrote:
If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
And why would a cut-off band be accepted? Show up with a cut band and they'd be told, "Sorry, that one isn't acceptable, go get a new one." If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
neutrinobunny wrote:
shrike522 wrote:
If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
And why would a cut-off band be accepted? Show up with a cut band and they'd be told, "Sorry, that one isn't acceptable, go get a new one." If people can get a new wristband every day then hypothetically they can cut it off and give it to someone who is unvaxed and then get a new one.
A cut off wrist band is not acceptable to be clear. You would be denied entry to any event.
Mike
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lisamaynard
2 years agoon 8/21/2022 at 11:26 AM
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ymen090
2 years agoon 11/1/2022 at 2:55 AM
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Posted by
mbeauparland
2 years agoon 11/29/2022 at 7:48 PM
I know it's super early to even wonder, but will the bands be a feature next year?
It may be irrational, but having to wear the band 24 hours a day was one of the few negatives I experienced this year and hate to think it's the shape of things to come....
Posted by
quarex
2 years agoon 11/30/2022 at 7:33 AM
Man I loved the wristbands but I acknowledge surely the average opinion would be neutral or slightly negative, yes. Will certainly be interesting going forward to see whether we continue treating COVID-19 at all seriously or it just fades into the background
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