Nevada Governor Sisolak to allow vaccinated conventions to forego masks

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed an emergency directive expanding the state’s mask mandate exception to conventions within counties that have substantial Covid-19 transmission if all attendees are vaccinated.

Masks are not required for fully vaccinated conference attendees if certain conditions are met including: the convention will have 4,000 attendees or greater; the convention is for a discrete period of time; the convention requires pre-registration; the event operator maintains access control that effectively prevents unregistered or otherwise unauthorized persons from entering or attending the convention or any part thereof; the event operator requires proof of at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination for every attendee at that event.

The directive says that if someone fails to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination, they must not be admitted.

“Convention operators must implement a system of distinguishing attendees who are fully vaccinated from those who are only partially vaccinated or who, due to age, are ineligible to receive a vaccine, and MUST enforce the mask requirement for all attendees who are not fully vaccinated during the event.”

Convention operators who wish to hold an event where fully vaccinated attendees are not required to wear face coverings must submit an exception Covid-19 certification form through the state.

Nevada brought back mask mandates for public indoor settings in late July in line with the CDC’s latest guidance at the time. The mask requirements apply to Reno, Las Vegas, Carson City, Elko and other cities.

Casinos in those cities are required to enforce indoor mask wearing in accordance with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Nevada has experienced a summer surge in Covid-19 cases as the state, and particularly Las Vegas, welcomed back millions of visitors from around the U.S.

Since August, new positive Covid-19 cases in Nevada have remained steady at more than 1,000 per seven-days.

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