NAB Show Would Go Mask-Free Under Newly Lifted Nev. Mandates
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) lifted the state’s COVID-19 mask mandates for public indoor venues Thursday, meaning audiences at the April 23-27 NAB Show, if the policy stays in force, won’t need to wear masks at the Las Vegas Convention…
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Center, as CES 2022 attendees were required to do in early January. Masks will still be required at Harry Reid International Airport under continuing federal mandates. “Just like vaccines, masks are still a great tool we have to slow the spread of the virus,” but they will no longer be required, said Sisolak. The NAB Show, like CES 2022, is requiring its audiences to be fully vaccinated, and is recommending, but not requiring, booster shots unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes policy and requires them for a person to be defined as fully vaccinated, said the association. “NAB will update the policies and protocols to align with the new requirements,” said the show’s health and safety protocols page, last updated Jan. 19, with the LVCC mask mandate listed as still in effect.