CES 2022's Vaccine Mandate Applies to All 'Who Will Be On-Site,' Says CTA
CTA will require CES 2022 participants to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations to attend the Jan. 5-8 event in person at the Las Vegas Convention Center, said the association on Tuesday. "Vaccines offer us the best hope for stopping the…
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spread of COVID-19,” said President Gary Shapiro. “We are taking on our responsibility by requiring proof of vaccination.” CTA also is weighing whether to accept proof of a positive COVID-19 antibody test as a vaccine alternative and “will share more details on this later,” said the association. The announcement broke months of CTA silence on CES 2022 health and safety protocols amid this summer’s spread of the delta variant but left several questions unanswered. We asked what forms of vaccination proof CTA will require and when, and whether participants will need to be fully inoculated, or would one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine suffice. We also asked if the vaccine mandate would apply to all show participants, including exhibitor, LVCC and CTA personnel, not just rank-and-file attendees. Finally, we asked about media reports that the Biden administration will recommend booster shots for most Americans eight months after they got their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna. "We will be sharing more information on how this process will work in the coming months," emailed a CTA spokesperson. "CTA will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation and provide updates as protocols evolve." As for who the proof of vaccination mandate will apply to, "all attendees, exhibitors and support staff who will be on-site at CES in Las Vegas will have to comply with the same requirements as CES attendees," she said. CTA's Tuesday announcement said it expects “some 2000 companies including major brands and start-ups will be in Las Vegas” for CES 2022. The last physical CES in January 2020 attracted 4,400 exhibitors.