Ask HN: Govt-issued wristbands for COVID recovered

Thinking out loud here.

How about the government issuing wristbands to people declared recovered from COVID-19?

Perhaps the wristband would include 1) Name and 2) QR Code to cross-reference with a large doctors' database confirming their positive test and recovery.

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I do think something like this is likely to be an important part of relaxing quarantine restrictions.

I also suspect there'll be a roaring black market in them.

Good point! That idea of a black market in this trade is scary.

Why? What's the point? At the moment there is no data confirming that you develop immunity once you recover.

I agree, which is why I made sure not to mention immunity.

But at least these people would no longer be a health threat to the community, right? My thought is that they would be one step towards helping society return to normalcy (e.g. going back to jobs).

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