Bonnaroo Music Festival to Require Covid-19 Vaccination or Negative Test

The Bonnaroo music pageant in Tennessee would require all attendees to both present proof they’ve been vaccinated in opposition to covid-19 or present a latest destructive take a look at for coronavirus to be able to enter, in response to a brand new discover on the pageant’s website. The four-day pageant begins September 2 and options acts just like the Foo Fighters, Run the Jewels, Lizzo, Tame Impala, and Megan Thee Stallion, amongst a number of others.

While festival-goers can attend Bonnaroo unvaccinated, organizers of the pageant are encouraging everybody to get the jab for covid-19, and to take action shortly, presumably as a result of it takes about two weeks for the complete impact of the vaccines to kick in.

“Bonnaroo strongly encourages vaccination. The last day to receive the second shot of Moderna or Pfizer, or a single dose of Johnson and Johnson is Thursday, August 19,” the organizers wrote.

“For patrons who are not fully vaccinated, a negative COVID-19 test result must be obtained within 72 hours (3 days) of first entering Centeroo. Bonnaroo requests that unvaccinated individuals wear a mask at all times while on The Farm,” the assertion continued.

The Farm is what organizers name the pageant grounds, and whereas Bonnaroo has comparatively few indoor areas, each vaccinated and unvaccinated attendees alike might be requested to put on a masks whereas indoors.

The pageant laid out the well being protocols on its web site:

• Present a legitimate ID AND proof of vaccination or destructive COVID-19 take a look at throughout the previous 72 hours to any campground medical tent and obtain a Health Check Wristband. The Health Check Wristband will permit entry into Centeroo alongside along with your pageant wristband in the course of the pageant. Both a pageant wristband AND Health Check Wristband are required to realize entry into Centeroo.
• Forgot to check, misplaced your vax card, or are exterior of the 72-hour window? No downside. COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing might be obtainable at Bonnaroo at any Plaza Medical Tent for $40. Health Check Wristbands might be issued upon destructive take a look at.

What occurs if somebody assessments optimistic whereas at Bonnaroo? Attendees might be requested to go away and can be capable to get a refund.

“Should someone test positive on site they will be given a second (complimentary) test for confirmation. Medical staff will notify the individual of their test status, remove their festival wristband, and provide them a pre-printed card with instructions on how to request a refund for their ticket,” the web site explains.

“Patrons who test positive are not allowed to remain on site and will be asked to collect their belongings and exit the site immediately.”

Bonnaroo additionally has a request on its web site that individuals who know they’ve been uncovered to covid-19 throughout the previous two weeks not present up, amongst different necessities:

• Within 14 days earlier than attending the pageant you could have examined optimistic, or been uncovered to somebody who has examined optimistic for COVID-19
• Within 48 hours previous to attending the pageant, you could have skilled signs of COVID-19 (e.g., a fever of 100.4 or greater, cough, shortness of breath or problem respiration, chills, repeated shaking muscle ache/achiness, headache, sore throat, lack of style or scent, nasal congestion, runny nostril, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, or every other signs related to COVID-19 recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
• Within 14 days previous to attending the pageant you could have traveled to any worldwide territory recognized by federal or relevant state or native governments as being topic to journey or quarantine advisories as a consequence of COVID-19.

As Rolling Stone factors out, Lollapalooza had comparable necessities and Milwaukee’s Summerfest has additionally introduced attendees will must be vaccinated or present a destructive take a look at for entrance.

The U.S. is experiencing a troubling surge in new covid-19 circumstances, with over 161,000 new circumstances and 1,049 deaths on Tuesday alone. The overwhelming majority of circumstances are occurring within the unvaccinated inhabitants, in response to the CDC. Roughly 50.8% of Americans are actually totally vaccinated, with many southern states lagging behind. Tennessee, the situation of Bonnaroo, solely has 39.65% of its inhabitants totally vaccinated.

Over 70,000 Americans are at present hospitalized for covid-19, with roughly 8,300 individuals being admitted to the hospital every day. Disturbingly, consultants count on the covid-19 pandemic to get a lot worse over the approaching weeks, with U-Mass Amherst predicting 33,000 Americans might be coming into hospital every day by Labor Day, September 4, proper in the midst of Bonnaroo.