Broadway Covid Vaccine & Mask Requirements To Remain Through April Despite Easing Of Citywide Mandates
What's the goal here?
Broadway shows will continue to require masks, but in schools and almost everywhere else in New York City, masks are optional.
If you go to Madison Square Garden and are surrounded by 16,000 people, you don’t need a mask or to show proof that you got jabbed in the arm with a drug that wanes in effectiveness after a few months…but broadway theaters, you must keep wearing a mask.
It’s interesting to note that a few days ago, a whole bunch of elderly and senile politicians participated in a self-congratulatory fib-fest at the State Of The Union address, unmasked, but…Broadway requires a mask.
Two years to slow the spread!! Two years to flatten the curve! Two years of completely nonsensical mitigation strategies that haven’t worked. Apparently, people still believe in fairytales. It’s as if they still think that if everyone would just mask harder, we could end the pandemic!!
What problem does keeping this policy in effect solve?
From Deadline: https://deadline.com/2022/03/broadway-covid-vaccine-mask-requirements-through-april-1234970964/
Broadway’s mask-and-vaccine policy will remain in effect at least through April despite New York City’s just-announced easing of Covid rules.
Broadway leaders will revisit the issue on April 1 for possible updates, but for now the requirements are in place through April 30.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced today that the Covid vaccine “passports” policy across New York City, which require showing proof of vaccination to enter restaurants and other indoor venues, will be lifted on Monday, March 7.
The city’s new policy provides considerable leeway in allowing individual industries and businesses to set their own protocols and requirements. Asked by a reporter whether the new policy would extend to Broadway, Adams said, “Broadway will make their determination and we’ll respect that, but we’re lifting our mandates.”
In a statement to Deadline, Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League representing theater owners and producers, said: “Our current guidance is through April 30, and we are scheduled to update that guidance on April 1. Discussions are held weekly on our protocols and at this point, there is no change to our guidance. We will, of course, let you know when it changes.”
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