NAB Show Mandates Vaccine Proof for ‘All Attendees and Participants’
NAB Show 2021 will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination of “all attendees and participants” for the Oct. 9-13 event at the Las Vegas Convention Center, said the association Wednesday. “We think this is a positive step in reducing the spread…
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of COVID-19 and will provide further details on implementation as well as other safety measures under consideration,” it said. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) announced this week that large gatherings in the state that screen attendees for proof of vaccinations can forego requiring masks. CTA announced a vaccine requirement a day earlier for CES 2022 in early January, also at the LVCC (see 2108170038). Broadcast industry officials told us the NAB Show's new vaccine requirement doesn’t affect their plans to attend. “I was always planning to go,” said broadcast engineer Tim Sawyer: “I already blindly put my faith in the vaccine.” Sawyer said he wondered about the possibility of attendees using spoofed vaccine cards to get in, but said he’s “not too concerned.” Riverfront Broadcasting owner Doyle Becker told us the new requirement doesn’t change anything for him either: “Still going.” Unanswered questions about the NAB and CTA policies involve where and when attendees will be instructed to show proof of vaccination and whether one dose or two of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine will be required.