NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – People could use color-coded bracelets and buttons to help communicate their COVID-19 status as communities begin reopening after months of shutdown restrictions.
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The C19 I.D. Project is making bands and pins that reflect an individual's social-distancing preferences and antibody status, so people feel more at ease going out in public.
A red band tells others, "I'm social distancing. I'm physically distancing. I need space." A green one conveys, "I tested positive for the antibodies, and I'm willing to socialize normally with other people who feel the same way."
C19 I.D. Project co-founder Tyler Barnet told FOX Business' Neil Cavuto this week that the color-coded, COVID-themed accessories could help ease the "very awkward position" of adapting to a new way of interacting in public.
Barnet said the bracelets and buttons act sort of like traffic lights, helping us to "organize ourselves" and "set our expectations."
The C19 I.D. Project warns it's important for people to still follow local and state guidelines and that a green bracelet "is not an immunity passport."
"Those who wear green knowingly take on a risk of socializing, however, only with each other," the project's website reads.
Barnet said the bands and pins could "complement what we do from a government standpoint with these social distancing laws and rules."
According to the C19 I.D. Project, 100 percent of profits are donated to first responder charities.
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