Health officials are investigating Covid-19 outbreaks tied to July music fests in Michigan and Oregon, raising new concerns about the safety of outdoor events with tightly packed crowds.
reportedly tied to July’s Verknipt Festival in the Netherlands, which was also held outdoors. “I think we’re finding it does matter what you do outdoors,” Landon adds. “And even though people are vaccinated, it looks like we may need to be more careful with super-crowded events.”
After coming to a halt last spring, the business of live music has started roaring back, even as the Delta variant has forced cancellations or postponements from acts including the Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy, and a new push for vaccination requirements and otherOutdoor events remain far safer than indoor ones, experts agree.
Vaccination rates are another crucial factor. Only 22 of the 83 people with infections tied to Faster Horses — which hosted performances by Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, and Luke Combs — were vaccinated, according to Chelsea Wuth, associate public information officer for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Organizers for the Faster Horses festival declined an interview request, but said in a statement that they “worked closely with local officials to ensure all recommended guidelines were followed. We are encouraging everyone who attended to engage in regular testing for Covid-19 so we can do all our best to protect one another.”
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