SAN DIEGO — Silicone wristbands have been trending for some time with a cause behind the hashtag.
Alec Willerman of San Diego has been working on COVID-19 startups since he graduated from UC Berkeley as a business major in May of 2020. Willerman is currently in production on unique silicone bracelets that say “Vaccinated and Proud.”
Willerman told News 8, “Red, white, and blue, it’s patriotic, it captures just this, a very deep sense of the heart and a checkmark, that we’re doing what it takes to be safe.”
He’s been working with his father Keith Willerman using this bracelet product to promote vaccine support. The duo says the bracelets highlight three important keys:
- Vaccine awareness: Showing you are vaccinated & proud serves as an example to others
- Reduce the spread: When more people get vaccinated, we stop COVID in its tracks
- Come together: The community can do their part being vaccinated & proud
Willerman started the Vaccinated and Proud movement in December after tuning into Army General Gustave Perna addressing the COVID vaccines.
Ten percent of the profit will be donated to organizations helping those negatively impacted by COVID-19's economic devastation. The Willermans look forward to connecting with San Diegans and the healthcare system to get these wristbands on those who are and be will vaccinated. For more on VaxProud, click here.