The Buffalo Bills’ Halloween meeting against the Miami Dolphins was the first time fans trying to attend games at Highmark Stadium had to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Following the game, the Erie County Department of Health said 258 fans were refused entry to the venue.
The reasoning was because of a lack of acceptable documentation regarding their COVID vaccinations.
According to WIVB-TV, the Bills announced an attendance of 60,355 in Week 8 and1,128 fans were asked to provide a secondary review of their documentation.
That equates to only 1.6 percent of fans that were subjected to that. However, it’s important to note that these numbers do not include Bills game day staff that denied people entry, only numbers from the Erie County DOH personnel that denied fans.
Erie County reported no arrests were made at the game because of COVID vaccinations.
In addition to the Bills, the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders also have vaccine mandates.
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