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Ticketmaster Plans to Check Vaccine Status of Concert-Goers

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They’ll be checking fans’ vaccination status—or whether they've tested negative for the novel coronavirus within a 72-hour window.

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Ticketmaster has a plan to check the vaccine status of concert-goers, Billboard reports—once one is approved and distributed, that is. The plan would use cell phones to check vaccination status and to tell whether someone has tested negative for the novel coronavirus within a 72-hour window.

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