Ticketmaster has been "working on a framework for post-pandemic fan safety that uses smart phones to verify fans' vaccination status or whether they've tested negative for the coronavirus within a 24 to 72 hour window," according to Dave Brooks of BILLBOARD. Many of details of the plan, which is "still in development phase, will rely on three separate components -- the Ticketmaster digital ticket app, third party health information companies like CLEAR Health Pass or IBM's Digital Health Pass and testing and vaccine distribution providers like Labcorp and the CVS Minute Clinic." How it "would work, if approved: After purchasing a ticket for a concert, fans would need to verify that they have already been vaccinated or test negative for coronavirus approximately 24 to 72 hours prior to the concert." Once the test was complete, the fan "would instruct the lab to deliver the results to their health pass company, like CLEAR or IBM." If the tests "were negative, or the fan was vaccinated, the health pass company would verify the attendee's COVID-19 status to Ticketmaster, which would then issue the fan the credentials needed to access the event." If a fan "tested positive or didn't take a test to verify their status, they would not be granted access to the event." Ticketmaster "would not store or have access to fans' medical records and would only receive verification of whether a fan is cleared to attend an event on a given date" (BILLBOARD.com, 11/11).
