Category: QR Codes

Learn why QR Codes are so cool and what creative uses and ideas people are coming up with everyday.

Californians advised to keep their vaccine record QR code screenshot handy

Jennifer Goula
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Officials have recommended that state residents be ready to present the barcode when asked. Among Californians who have overcome the challenge of obtaining the proof of their shot, the vaccine record QR code provided to them can become a handy tool to use in everyday life. The barcode may be requested at restaurants, bars, cafes and other similar locations. As a result, officials say that one of the easiest ways to keep the vaccine record QR code handy is to simply take a screenshot and store it in the device.…

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Cornwall Council and Crowdfunder launch QR code campaign for environmental projects

John Montgallo
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The #LoveWhereYouAre marketing will collect donations to make improvements across the Duchy. The Cornwall Council and Crowdfunder have started a new QR code campaign called #LoveWhereYouAre, meant to help raise money for environmental projects across the Duchy. The strategy is meant to collect donations for a range of different carbon neutral initiatives. The QR code campaign makes it possible for people to scan barcodes posted at some of the most iconic locations throughout Cornwall. These were selected as areas of striking natural beauty, to help inspire people to see the…

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Christchurch Brick Show uses LEGO QR code for COVID-19 check-in

Julie Campbell
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A couple that loves creating with the blocks formed the working model for the show’s sign-in. People in Christchurch, New Zealand lined up for blocks (so to speak), in order to be able to scan a LEGO QR code that acted as a COVID Tracer to enter the annual Christchurch Brick Show. The barcode check-ins are required as a part of the country’s COVID-19 tracing efforts. To make the barcode more fun and appropriate for the show’s experience, a married couple – first-year exhibitors – decided to create a working…

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Moscow’s vaccination QR code program cancelled shortly after launch

L. Green
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The program intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in bars, cafes and restaurants. Residents of Moscow will no longer need to use the vaccination QR code that was issued in several forms including a barcode temporary tattoo. The quick response codes had been used to demonstrate a patron’s low risk of spreading the coronavirus. The vaccination QR code was issued to Muscovites when they provided proof of having received the COVID-19 vaccine, having immunity after having had and recovered from the disease, or after providing a recent negative test…

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QR code tattoos provide access for Russian food delivery service

Stephanie Beck
QR code tattoos - Image of hand with a QR code on wrist

Delivery Club has started offering temporary wearable barcodes to Moscow residents. A Russian food delivery service called Delivery Club has started providing temporary QR code tattoos to Moscow residents. The barcodes are required for patrons to be able to gain entry into the company’s bars and restaurants. The goal of the strategy is to encourage more Moscow residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. At the same time that the QR code tattoos encourage people to get vaccinated, they are also meant to help support the restaurant and bar sector, which…

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