ReedPop's Foolish Safety Changes Are Putting Convention Attendees At Great Risk

thegamer.com:

ReedPop, one of the biggest fan convention organizers in the US, announced yesterday that it is removing all Covid safety measures from this year’s Emerald City Comic-Con in Seattle. In a statement posted to Twitter, VP of events Kristina Rogers wrote that “this decision isn’t one we take lightly or without quite a lot of discussions about what is best and safest for all of us.” While ReedPop won’t be requiring masks or proof of vaccine at ECCC, Rogers writes “we strongly recommend the use of high-quality masks while at the show,” which, of course, means nothing.

Let me break down how those “discussions about what is best and safest for all of us” probably went down. On the one hand, requiring attendees to wear masks and prove they’re vaccinated would ensure that ReedPop is taking reasonable and effective steps to curb the spread of airborne illness and the risk that attendees will contract a life-threatening disease. On the other hand, some people don’t like wearing masks, and they think Bill Gates is a globalist lizard that put microchips in the vaccines. Also, you can hire fewer staff if you don’t need to check vaccine cards and enforce mask rules. So, you know, much to consider.

Rogers claims that ReedPop is changing the policy to align with King County’s current Health & Safety regulations, which it is absolutely under no obligation to do. As we’ve seen time and again throughout the pandemic, state and county health regulations are not designed to maximize safety and well-being of its citizens. They’re often (or always) influenced by political agendas and economic conditions. ECCC is a large-scale indoor event where thousands of people will congregate for multiple days in a row, and ReedPop should be taking every