Category: covid-19
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Lab-based COVID tests only for entry: TFF 2022
Planning to go to Texas Furry Fiesta, or TFF? Go for it – they are holding in-person this year! But there are some things to take note of. To enter the furcon, you need to show documents proving you are vaccinated, or tested negative for COVID-19. But on Mar 8, TFF clarified your COVID test…
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The ‘breakpoint’: EF con-chair
If crossed over, things will have to cancel. What’s that? A ‘breakpoint’. That is what German convention Eurofurence’s chairperson Cheetah said in his statement on Jan 25. “We have a break point where we can cancel things – which we really do not want to do – and that is February 15th. To be able…
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Suspected COVID-19 close contact at Fur-Eh! event tested negative
Canadian convention Fur-Eh! said Monday (Dec 20), a possible COVID-19 close contact attended their Christmas in-person event. They say the attendee had “some symptoms” of COVID. Fur-Eh! adds, the attendee may have a breakthrough COVID case in their family. A “breakthrough” case means someone who got COVID-19 after taking the vaccine. The attendee tested for…
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Mexico convention Furnexion shift dates again to 2022 for attendees to vaccinate
For the third time, Mexico convention Furnexion has shifted their dates – towards 2022. They are at first planned for Feb 26-28 this year. But due to strict COVID-19 measures that time, they changed to Dec 10-12. Dates are changed again and are set for March 18-20 next year. The furcon says it is to…
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‘A furry’s must-have buddy’: Singapore furry media channel GFTV realigns purpose of COVID-19 furcon status tracker
It was made at first to provide furry convention updates during COVID-19. But, Southeast Asia’s first and largest furry media channel GFTV has revised the purpose of its convention status spreadsheet. Now called the Furcon Status Tracker, or FURST, the spreadsheet has given valuable data on convention statuses for two years. Many event organisers have…
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Venue, date changes for Once Upon A Fur Con’s 2nd event as venue to become quarantine center
Chinese convention Once Upon A Fur Con, or OUFC, has made changes to its plans for the second half of 2021. At first, when local COVID-19 cases spiked in August, OUFC cancelled its second event initially comfirmed for mid-October. Then as cases dropped, the convention announced at the end of August an event to be…
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News in brief – 15/09/21
Little Island Fur Con announces online event Starting from Singapore, Little Island Fur Con, or LIFC, has scheduled a virtual event Nov 18. The event, called LIFC Online, is set to break regional records again. This is because it will be Southeast Asia’s very first, and Asia’s third furry convention to do so. LIFC Online…
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Prior vaccination and negative coronavirus tests mandated by a growing number of furcons
Furry fandom social events are slowly regaining traction as COVID-19 slows down. Thus, more furcons are needing attendees to get vaccinated or have a negative test prior. Some furcons also have said they will no longer allow exemptions based on religion. Furcons are doing this after a few furries say they got COVID-19 after attending…
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Megaplex holds large furry gathering – one fur tests positive for COVID
Just recently, one of the eight largest furry conventions opened its doors to an in-person gathering. Megaplex 2021 saw 2,889 attendees on the first weekend of August 2021, ~80% of 2019’s pre-pandemic total. $50,000 was raised for the C.A.R.E. Foundation. Staff set COVID-19 policies and required masks in most cases, doing their best to make guests comfortable while cautious of the viral crisis that plagues…
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Chinese convention Super Furry Fusion cancels event a day ahead of schedule
Source link: 极兽聚的动态-哔哩哔哩 (bilibili.com) China’s largest furry convention, Super Furry Fusion has just announced the cancellation of this year’s event slated on Aug 1, following consultation with local authorities since the presence of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the neighbouring province of Jiangsu. Dear attendees, we are very sorry to inform you that after consultation…
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