Italian student gets vaccination pass tattooed on arm to set example for peers

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Andrea Colonnetta, aged just 22, decided to set an example to promote uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine by getting his vaccine pass QR code tattooed on his biceps. Colonnetta said he wants to encourage his peers to trust science to defeat COVID-19. The youngster on Wednesday, took to the streets of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy to show his tattoo in action.

“I believe that science is the only way to try to get out of this period and maybe this can be an incentive for all young people to get vaccinated because it is really the only one,” he said.

Since August 6, anyone wishing to dine indoors or attend an event must present a ‘Health Pass’ which can be displayed digitally as the QR code. The pass shows that they have tested negative for COVID-19, recovered recently or, in Andrea’s case, been fully vaccinated.

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SOT, Andrea Colonnetta (Italian): “I decided to get a tattoo to represent this historic moment. With this I think it is clear that I am in favor of vaccine and I believe that science is the only way to try to get out of this period and maybe this can be an incentive for all young people to get vaccinated because it is really the only one. way to get out of the situation as soon as possible.”

SOT, Andrea Colonnetta (Italian): “I am having this media feedback that I did not expect, at the beginning I did it to encourage friends, but now, given the visibility, I can also influence people at an international level to follow science.”

SOT, Andrea Colonnetta (Italian): “My friends at first made fun of me, but at home they weren’t so amazed, because it’s not the first tattoo I’ve done. Seeing who controls my arm, on the other hand, is always very strange. Sometimes they don’t believe it, but it works.”

SOT, Worker (Italian): “Honestly, this is the first time this has happened to me. I found it comfortable, I like it.”

SOT, Bartender (Italian): “Maybe unknowingly he did a good thing, good good, congratulations.”

SOT, Andrea Colonnetta (Italian): “Among the many insults they have sent me, I have also received many compliments and also people who want to do the same thing. I do not say to get the tattoo, but I am happy with this interest anyway.”

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