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The Boss’ Broadway show will go on – but only for fans who got the right COVID-19 vaccine.
Rabid rock fans looking to celebrate a return to normalcy by taking in Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show later this month will be on the outside looking in if they’ve received the AstraZeneca vaccine, which hasn’t yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The show at the St. James Theatre, set to run June 26 through Sept. 4, has a lengthy Q&A page detailing the vaccination protocols in place — including a mandate that all guests must be fully vaccinated with an FDA-approved shot to get in.
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Guests will meet that criteria if they’ve received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna vaccine at least 14 days earlier, or that same span with a Johnson & Johnson jab prior to the Boss’s latest Broadway run.
"At the direction of New York State, Springsteen on Broadway and the St. James Theatre will only be accepting proof of FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson)," the website reads.
The lone exceptions to the vaccine policy will be for children under the age of 16 who have had a negative antigen COVID-19 screening six hours prior to the show, or a negative nose swab test within 72 hours earlier.
The Q&A page does not mention masks, but reminds guests that all seating is "not socially distant" and that entry times will be assigned and staggered to minimize lines and to cut down crowd size. The theatre’s ventilation system also got an upgrade with better filters.
Other mitigation measures are being taken as well in hopes of cutting down any risk of spreading the virus or other illnesses.
"All guests must complete a COVID-19 health screening survey within 24 hours of the performance in order to enter the theatre," the site reads. "Specific health & safety protocols are subject to change but will be clearly communicated to ticket holders in advance of their performance. Ticket holders who do not comply with venue protocols will not be admitted.
Syringes are loaded with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine at the Skane University Hospital vaccination centre in Malmo, Sweden, on February 17, 2021. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
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A statement from Springsteen on the page says he wanted to make the two-hour-plus shows as "personal and intimate as possible," but some Canadians who got the AstraZeneca shot are already upset about potentially being left outside.
"It’s just plain not fair," University of Toronto bioethicist Kerry Bowman told the Toronto Star Wednesday.
"From an ethical point of view, it’s very difficult, because what has happened is people have made their commitment to being vaccinated for their own health and the health of their communities and the world, and people are turning their nose up at it."
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Tickets for showings were available from $375 on SeatGeek.com as of early Friday.
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