Over the past few days a number of teams and facilities have come out with new regulations and safety requirements for fans wishing to attend games at their facilities. Below are the verbatim new rules directly from the Oilers Entertainment Group of what you need in order to enter Rogers Place.
- Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination received at least 14 days before the day of the game (the full series of a Government of Canada accepted COVID-19 vaccine or combination of accepted vaccines). Either electronic or paper records will be accepted. Albertans' immunization records are easily viewed online and available on cell phones through MyHealthRecords or by downloading the MyHealthRecords app.
OR - A negative COVID-19 test result from an approved testing provider taken within 48 hours of the game's scheduled start time (for example: if a game is on Thursday at 7:00 PM, the COVID-19 test must be taken any time beginning 7:00 PM on Tuesday)
I do believe this is the right move. This will help to keep people safe and limit further spread of COVID. Right now in Alberta, the large majority of hospitalized and ICU cases are those who either do not have a vaccination or only have one. Being double vaccinated has proven to be effective and perhaps a move like this will only help to encourage those who have not received the vaccine to take it.
I am not a political blogger, I am a hockey blogger. All I will say is this:
- This is not discrimination - Having rights and freedoms does not give you a free pass to do whatever you want without consequences
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