Popular Sea.Hear.Now Festival requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test
The popular summer Sea.Hear.Now Festival now has some clear-cut rules from organizers for people who want to attend -- either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or produce a negative test result before you can go in.
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Aug 5, 2021, 9:15 AM
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Updated 988 days ago
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221ds agoThe popular summer
Sea.Hear.Now Festival now has some
clear-cut rules from organizers for people who want to attend -- either be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or produce a negative test result before you
can go in.
“We went to go see Bruce on
Broadway and it was the same in the city, so I think it’s a good thing,” says
Colin Chapman, of Asbury Park.
Before getting in the
outside event on Sept. 18 or 19, organizers say you’ll need to be vaccinated or
test negative.
“People are close together
at concerts, they’re dancing, their spewing, they’re yelling, stuff is
spreading,” says Laura Chapman, of Asbury Park.
A statement posted
on the festival's Facebook page says, "The safety of our patrons and our
staff is our number one priority."
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Monmouth County is
one of two counties in the state with a "high" risk of
transmitting COIVD-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Last year's
festival was canceled, and this year's is sold out. Some big names are scheduled to be at the event, including Pearl Jam and
the Smashing Pumpkins.
In Sussex County,
the organizer of the Crawfish Festival has canceled its event this year. More
than 100 band members were expected to arrive from Louisiana -- a place where
vaccination rates are lower than New Jersey.
