What you should know
- Broadway audiences in any of the 41 New York City theaters that will have productions must be fully vaccinated and wear a mask throughout the performance, the Broadway League announced Friday.
- Children under the age of 12, who are not yet approved for the vaccine in the US, can attend shows with proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
- Exceptions will also be made for ticket holders with a medical condition or “close religious belief that prevents vaccination.”
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NEW YORK – Broadway audiences at any of the 41 New York City theaters that will have productions must be fully vaccinated and wear a mask throughout the performance, the Broadway League announced Friday.
Children under the age of 12, who are not yet approved for the vaccine in the US, can attend shows with proof of a negative COVID-19 test. A negative PCR test can be taken within 72 hours of presentation, while an antigen test is allowed within six hours of status time.
Exceptions will also be made for ticket holders with a medical condition or “close religious belief that prevents vaccination.”
“Per policy, guests must be fully vaccinated with an FDA or WHO authorized vaccine in order to attend a show and must show proof of vaccination at the time of theater entry with their valid ticket,” it reads in the ad.
“Fully vaccinated” means that the execution date must be at least 14 days after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, or at least 14 days after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
The updated policy for ticket holders will run through at least the end of October, and theater owners and operators will review the guide in September to decide whether to keep those protocols in effect for performances in November and beyond.
“Since vaccination has proven to be the most effective way to stay healthy and reduce transmission, I am pleased that theater owners have decided to implement these collective safeguards in all of our Broadway homes. A uniform policy across all New York City Broadway theaters makes it easy for our audience and should give our visitors even more confidence that Broadway is taking audience safety seriously, “said the Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin in the announcement.
This announcement comes in the middle of highly transmissible delta variant continues to rise in New York City on and on, and now accounts for 72% of all positive samples, roughly three times what it was three weeks ago.
At the same time, virtually all major infection metrics in the city are also worsening, with daily confirmed and probable cases 24 percent higher than the previous week.
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