Faze Clanâs Nicholas âNickmercsâ Kolcheff has directly responded to TwitchConâs recent mask and COVID vaccine mandate by saying a Faze event will be doing the opposite.
Kolcheffâs statement comes as both Faze Clan and Twitch are holding events in San Diego, California this month, with TwitchCon recently reversing its policy on no masks or vaccination documents after backlash.
âMasks will be required indoors, as well as either proof of vaccination or a negative covid test,â said Twitch. âLetâs make the ultimate squad up safe and accessible for everyone.â
Within 30 minutes of Twitch’s statement on the same day (August 12), Kolcheff quote tweeted Twitch saying Faze Clanâs event would have âno mask requirements, [and] no vaccine requirements,â (via Eurogamer).
The MFAM and I will be doinâ our thing down in SD, itâll be poppinâ all weekend. Already spent over $300K with more to come. No mask requirements, no vaccine requirements at our events. Do you, and weâll see ya there
#MFAM https://t.co/W9FSArcmPp
— FaZe Nickmercs (@NICKMERCS) August 12, 2022
When asked in a thread if his tweet was satire, Kolcheff responded: âItâs important to let my community know we wonât have those restrictions. Pro choiceâ. This was met with concern that Faze is putting its fans and employees at risk, with Kolcheff then being asked if he was comfortable with the associated health risks.
âAbsolutely. Itâs time to get back to it. Weâre here and weâre gone. It goes by quick. If you wanna live in fear of a virus, be my guest. The CDC backed off. Weâre following all the rules and state guidelines. Iâm gonna get out there and live live live.â
According to the California governmentâs website, mask mandates and vaccination proof arenât required, but both are âstronglyâ recommended at âmega-eventsâ of over 1,000 people for anyone aged two and up.
The state also recommends that anyone attending an event aged 18 or over should provide proof that they are in fact the person any sort of negative test applies to, and that they are  the one with the valid ticket for the venue itself.
In other news, eight fire engines have responded to a fire at Nintendoâs Kyoto headquarters, although no one was reportedly hurt.
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