VIRAL-ZHUBIZ CHEZMIZ-COVID-19: ROME, Italy- Italian student tattoos vaccine pass on arm
Andrea Colonetta agreed to the tattoo after talking it over with his tattoo artist. – Gabriele Pellerone Instagram
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AN ITALIAN student has become an unexpected internet sensation around the world after tattooing the barcode of his Covid certificate on his arm.
Andrea Colonnetta, 22, said he hadn’t given much thought in advance before getting his latest tattoo, but decided on the topical — and practical — choice after talking with his tattoo artist and friend, Gabriele Pellerone.
“It’s certainly something original, I like to be different,” Colonnetta, from the southern city of Reggio Calabria, told Corriere della Calabria newspaper.
On Pellerone’s Instagram account, he explained that his reason for creating the tattoo was: “An ironic way of remembering a period of total confusion, a moment that will remain indelible forever, both for me and for him.”
Andrea Colonetta and tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone. – Gabriele Pellerone Instagram
Andrea Colonetta and tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone. – Gabriele Pellerone Instagram
The underside of Colonnetta’s left arm now bears a matrix of black squares from the QR code of his official Italian green pass.
The pass gives proof of coronavirus status — that you are vaccinated, have recovered from the virus or tested negative in the last 48 hours.
An extension of the EU’s digital Covid certificate, it has been required in Italy since Aug 6 to get into cinemas, museums and indoor sports venues — or to eat indoors at restaurants.
Videos of Colonetta using his tattoo to get into venues have been posted on TikTik and Instagram throughout the weekend.
A screenshot from a video showing Colonetta using his vaccine pass tattoo to enter McDonald’s. – Gabriele Pellerone Instagram
A screenshot from a video showing Colonetta using his vaccine pass tattoo to enter McDonald’s. – Gabriele Pellerone Instagram
A recent video posted on Instagram by Pellerone shows a masked Colonnetta entering McDonald’s and lifting his arm to take a photo of his tattoo.
A security guard at the entrance is seen scanning Colonnetta’s tattoo, which is immediately validated.
The video ends with both Pellerone and Colonetta lining up to order their cheeseburger meals, which they enjoyed triumphantly.
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