SUPER BOWL SAFETY: Public health officials are gearing up for the big game with rapid tests, KN95 masks, and constant reminders to keep wearing masks to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
“Since SoFi Stadium has already hosted 21 home games this year, and welcomed over 1.2 million fans using similar vaccine or test verification systems, the Super Bowl plan can build upon their extensive experience,” LA County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors.
People attending any Super Bowl-associated event – including those taking place at YouTube Theater, Crypto Arena, the Los Angeles Convention Center, and SoFi Stadium – will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within at least 48 hours in compliance with . Ferrer said public health staff will be placed at the entrance of every event to ensure compliance.“We know we’re going to have folks visiting from all over the US and I’m sure some people are going to go home with COVID and some people are going to bring COVID,” said Dr. Jerry Abraham, director of vaccine programs for Kedren Health.Super Bowl Experience
at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Free admission will be offered to those who get vaccinated on-site, and all visitors to the Super Bowl experience will receive a free take-home COVID testing kit. Ferrer estimated more than 60,000 of those kits will be distributed from the fan event, and the NFL will urge fans to use the kits before gathering with friends and family to watch the Super Bowl.“I told my guys nobody’s taking a break.