Summer music festivals have returned -- just in time for the latest coronavirus surge

[pstokely]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/07/24/music-festivals-covid/
"Sajal Tanna, an infectious diseases physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said while requirement are better than none at all, they’re not foolproof.

“Just because you’re fully vaccinated doesn’t mean you’re fully immune,” Tanna told The Post. “And the negative tests, you may have just gotten tested too early, and by the time you enter the festival you’re actually shedding the virus and are infectious.”

Representatives for Live Nation and C3, which promote and manage the music festival, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Protocols similar to what Lollapalooza will have were in place for a Dutch music festival held this month that ultimately may have led to nearly 1,000 coronavirus infections. Roughly 20,000 people attended the Verknipt outdoor festival over two days and flashed a QR code to prove inoculation, a negative coronavirus test or a recent infection (which would produce antibodies)."

[liberal_mama]

1. I've got a bad feeling about this

I'm certainly not going to any concerts soon.

[frazzled]

2. Ten minutes of righteous rant against Lollapalooza

Video at link (from Chicago Tonight, several days ago):

https://news.wttw.com/2021/07/21/lollapalooza-will-go-despite-rising-covid-19-cases