Dr. Fauci Says We Might Not Be Able to Safely Sit in a Theater for Another Year

[brooklynite]

Source: Theater Mania

It might be a year or longer before we're able to safely go to theaters again, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci told actor Jennifer Garner in a recent Instagram Live conversation.

"When are we going to be able to sit in a theater and watch our favorite performers up on stage again?" Garner asked Dr. Fauci, who replied, "I think it's going to be a combination of a vaccine that has been around for almost a year and good public health measures."

Fauci admits that there are still a lot of variables, including the strength of the vaccine. You need a "really good vaccine" and "just about everybody" to get vaccinated in order to have a "degree of immunity in the general community that I think you can walk into a theater without a mask and feel like it's comfortable that you aren't going to be at risk."

Given how long it takes to mass produce a vaccine, even if there were one created by the end of 2020, the soonest most people could be vaccinated is fall 2021. Broadway has been dark since March 12, and its current prospective reopening date is January 3.


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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Lots to learn

actor refers to male or female actors.

actress only refers to female actors.

[dhill926]

2. and none of this needed to happen...

shit for brains has wrecked much of the fabric of our lives.

[DesertRat]

3. "I think you can walk into a theater without a mask"

I'd like to hear his answer about when we could go to the theater WITH a mask and socially distanced seating.

[SoCalNative]

5. For me that's not going to be an option

I'm not going to sit in a cramped theatre or opera house for 3 hours or more wearing a mask. Or get on a flight that lasts 10+ hours and do the same.

[moreland01]

6. I'm with you.

Especially knowing that all around me could be trumper yahoos who will take their masks off as soon as the lights go down.

[Sherman A1]

4. No surprise

I expect most everything is at least a year out.

[Jose Garcia]

7. I plan to see the new Black Widow movie in November at

a drive-in.

[Codeine]

8. Curious what impact this will have

on the much-anticipated release of Dune.

[roman88]

9. I expect Drive - In Theatres to make a HUGE comeback

Kinda wish the old ones were still around.

[Raine]

10. I doubt I will ever go into a walk-in theater again

I don't think I could ever feel comfortable sitting so close to people anymore. A drive in theater I'd go to but not a walk-in ... NO.