LSU will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter Tiger Stadium for football games this season.
LSU Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal said this added layer of protection means those who are fully vaccinated can feel safe going to the game.
“If you are a healthy, vaccinated individual and you are going into an open-air environment in what is still the summertime in Louisiana, this is going to be a relatively safe environment,” said O’Neal who added that those who are elderly or immunocompromised should not go to the game even if vaccinated.
O’Neal said if you are not vaccinated you can go get one today and have some additional protection entering the stadium. For those who choose not to get vaccinated but are otherwise healthy and still chose to go they should know the policy “puts you into a stadium where you have a very low likelihood of getting COVID”.
“But (the likelihood of getting COVID) is not zero,” said O’Neal.
Unvaccinated individuals must produce a negative PCR test result that was taken within 72 hours of the game. Season ticket holders who want a refund must email tickets@lsu.edu by August 27th.
O’Neal said venues that require proof of vaccination or a negative test allow people to get closer to a sense of normalcy while remaining relatively safe.
“Adding that layer of testing or vaccination is another way to say we are going to keep going and we are going to do this right, but we are not going to stop,” said O’Neal.
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