Vaccine-themed products are popular on Etsy, and sellers are saying they are really good!

During the pandemic, sales of masks on Etsy skyrocketed, and many sellers made a fortune from it. Now, as vaccines are becoming more widely available across the United States , Etsy sellers have discovered new business opportunities and are competing to create vaccine-themed gear and products .

According to Vox, on Etsy , some sellers are turning to selling vaccine-related products, from "Fauci Ouchie" buttons to "Pfizer Alumni" T-shirts to CDC card-sized protective covers. Sellers have responded that these products are popular with consumers and are selling well .

Nate Duval, an Etsy seller in Massachusetts who has been making enamel pins for the past five years , told Recode that right now, the most popular items in his Etsy shop are blue and purple pins that say “Covid-19 Vaccination .” He said it’s the latest product that’s selling well.

Some sellers are selling practical vaccine card holders ( which protect the paper cards with the CDC logo that people receive after getting vaccinated) . Other popular products include Moderna and Pfizer-themed tumblers and Covid-19 virus-shaped foam party hats with syringes and the word "vaccination" printed on them.

Another Etsy seller told Recode that he’s sold hundreds of vaccine-themed apparel in the past month . “ Soon, people will be buying them for kids , too , so I’ll be adding more sizes,” the seller said. “ And we’ll probably add some tote bags and some other different products. ”

Separately, Mark W. Gray, a California photographer who runs an Etsy shop , said a batch of his "fully vaccinated" pins sold 500 in three days, and he has since sold more than 1,500 on the online marketplace. He has also seen a surge in sales of other vaccine-themed merchandise.

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Of course, not all vaccine-themed gear celebrates inoculation. On Amazon, it’s easy to find “anti-vaccine” shirts that link pesticides and GMOs to vaccines .

Overall, though, sales of vaccine-themed products show that sellers can drum up business based on news cycles and current events. Jamie Earl of Pennsylvania sells buttons on Etsy and has pivoted from politically themed badges to pandemic - themed buttons in response to the pandemic.

This shows that as vaccines become more popular, consumers begin to purchase vaccine -themed equipment, which shows that consumers are happy to share the news of vaccination and are willing to spread it.

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