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    Buffalo Bills only allowing vaccinated fans this season

    And so it begins. Or continues. When are people going to start suing over this?
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    Bills to allow 100 percent capacity in 2021, but fans must be fully vaccinated to attend

    Buffalo Bills fans, rejoice! Suplexing each other through tables is officially back. The Bills have been cleared to host fans at 100 percent capacity next season. As long as you are fully vaccinated, you can watch the Bills in Buffalo in person, according to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.


    Poloncarz held a news conference Tuesday stating he hopes to have 100 percent fans at Bills and Buffalo Sabres games in 2021. Poloncarz revealed his plans for fan attendance on a slide. One of the bullet points read, "No vaccine = No entry." Poloncarz said he spoke to the Bills about the decision, and believes they are on board.

    Poloncarz added that citizens can decide for themselves whether they want to get the vaccine, but it will be necessary if they want to attend a Bills game.



    How will Bills attendance rules impact players and staff?

    Poloncarz would like Bills players and staff to be vaccinated, but cannot mandate they receive vaccinations. The NFL took steps Tuesday to incentivize team staff members to get vaccinated. Staff who refuse to get vaccinated without "bona fide medical or religious ground" will not be eligible to be a Tier 1 or Tier 2 employee, per a memo from the league. The NFL can't impose similar guidelines on players since they are part of the NFLPA.

    As for stadium workers, Poloncarz said the guidelines would apply to them. Concession workers, as an example, would have to be fully vaccinated to work Bills games.

    How will Bills know fans are vaccinated?

    Bills fans hoping to attend games in 2021 will have to show they are vaccinated through the Excelsior app. The Excelsior app is already being used by the New York State Department of Health, Poloncarz said.

    The Excelsior app provides digital proof New Yorkers have been vaccinated. The app can be scanned, and is part of New York's plan to reopen safely. On New York's health website, it states identification may have to be shown with the app to prove the vaccination record belongs to you.

    After that, you are free to flog splash through as many tables as you like.

    Bills can host 100 percent fans who are fully vaccinated

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    Well, this is in NY state, probably one of the most tyrannical states there are right now.

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    Who cares? Save yourself a lot of money and go to Buffalo Wild Wings instead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Highly Favoured View Post
    Well, this is in NY state, probably one of the most tyrannical states there are right now.
    Yep,I have family there...total propaganda full tilt 24/7, contact tracing, closures, etc but having lived in Buffalo I'm pretty sure they will sell out the Bills games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    Who cares? Save yourself a lot of money and go to Buffalo Wild Wings instead.
    Now we're talking, Brother!

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Yep,I have family there...total propaganda full tilt 24/7, contact tracing, closures, etc but having lived in Buffalo I'm pretty sure they will sell out the Bills games.
    But it would be nice if those season ticket holders that haven't had the vaccine would boycott and the attendance being obvious it was because of that rule.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Yep,I have family there...total propaganda full tilt 24/7, contact tracing, closures, etc but having lived in Buffalo I'm pretty sure they will sell out the Bills games.
    You're right. Crazytown USA

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    But it would be nice if those season ticket holders that haven't had the vaccine would boycott and the attendance being obvious it was because of that rule.
    That makes sense but you are talking Bills fans here.

    It not a done deal yet though, Cuomo is trying to over ride it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    That makes sense but you are talking Bills fans here.

    It not a done deal yet though, Cuomo is trying to over ride it.
    Seriously. Cuomo? Must be another run and trying to keep his job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Seriously. Cuomo? Must be another run and trying to keep his job.
    When Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced Tuesday that anyone wishing to attend a Buffalo Bills or Buffalo Sabres game at Highmark Stadium or KeyBank Center would need to be fully vaccinated, he said he didn't need anyone's outside approval to set that policy.

    But on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo begged to differ.

    "I don't think the county executive is legally correct," Cuomo said, "But besides that, we tend to work in a collaborative with local government, and we're just not there yet to make those decisions."

    Since the start of the coronavirus health crisis, Cuomo has repeatedly made it clear that policies regarding the shutdown or reopening of local economies would be made by his administration.
    Cuomo: Erie County can't demand Bills, Sabres fans be vaccinated to attend games | Local News | buffalonews.com

    Sounds more like a power struggle.

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