{"id":12259,"date":"2022-08-13T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/13\/twitch-changes-course-will-now-require-masks-at-twitchcon\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:27:02","slug":"twitch-changes-course-will-now-require-masks-at-twitchcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/13\/twitch-changes-course-will-now-require-masks-at-twitchcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch changes course, will now require masks at TwitchCon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/12\/23303457\/twitch-twitchcon-2022-mask-requirement-covid-19-monkeypox\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/12\/23303457\/twitch-twitchcon-2022-mask-requirement-covid-19-monkeypox<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"57.330812854442\">\n<p id=\"dHNDQn\">Twitch was all set to hold a giant maskless convention in San Diego this October in the midst of monkeypox and the continued threat of COVID-19 \u2014 but after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/2\/23288652\/twitchcon-san-diego-covid-19-vaccination-masks-monkeypox\">an outcry that included both attendees and some of its own streamer partners<\/a>, the platform has decided to require masks and proof of vaccination once again. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"zJADVc\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"u5OgJf\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been listening to all of your feedback and know that many of you\u2013especially those who are immunocompromised and the people who support them\u2013want stricter health measures in place to help you feel safe attending TwitchCon San Diego in person,\u201d reads the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitch.tv\/en\/2022\/08\/12\/twitchcon-san-diego-tickets-are-on-sale\/?utm_referrer=https:\/\/blog.twitch.tv\/en\/2022\/08\/03\/twitchcon-san-diego-tickets-are-on-sale\/\">a major update to the company\u2019s blog post<\/a> announcing that tickets were on sale. <\/p>\n<p id=\"pWU2zb\">To attend TwitchCon, attendees 5 years and older now need to wear an snug mask that completely covers the nose and mouth, and that need to either present proof of at least two doses of an COVID-19 vaccine or a record of a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before the event, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchcon.com\/san-diego-2022\/health-measures\/\">TwitchCon\u2019s updated health measures FAQ<\/a>. Can\u2019t handle that for whatever reason? The company\u2019s offering refunds until August 19th. <\/p>\n<div id=\"aJqZnb\" readability=\"6.4098837209302\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.8372093023256\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi! I\u2019m excited to share that masks will be required at TwitchCon San Diego. I look forward to seeing you there \ud83d\ude42 I want to personally thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrevLMTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CrevLMTV<\/a> for creating the uservoice that helped lead to this change, as well as each and every one of you who voted on it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkREOdmidO\">pic.twitter.com\/AkREOdmidO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merry Kish \u262e\ufe0f (@MerryKish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerryKish\/status\/1558140855604502528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"AM6K57\">Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2022\/p0811-covid-guidance.html\">the CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines<\/a>, and is no longer telling people they should necessarily stay six feet away from others or strictly quarantine if they were merely exposed to COVID-19. <\/p>\n<p id=\"Ct5FzO\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/your-health\/isolation.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fyour-health%2Fquarantine-isolation.html\">it still says<\/a> that anyone who was exposed should wear a high quality mask for 10 days and get tested after five \u2014 and that who <em>actually tests positive<\/em> for COVID-19 should quarantine for <em>at least <\/em>five days, wear a mask for <em>at least<\/em> 10 days, and stay away from people who could get sick for <em>at least<\/em> 11 days. <\/p>\n<p id=\"ZxHaxW\">Masking, like the pandemic itself, has not yet gone away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/12\/23303457\/twitch-twitchcon-2022-mask-requirement-covid-19-monkeypox\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/12\/23303457\/twitch-twitchcon-2022-mask-requirement-covid-19-monkeypox<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Twitch was all set to hold a giant maskless convention in San Diego this October in the midst of monkeypox and the continued threat of COVID-19 \u2014 but after an outcry that included both attendees and some of its own streamer partners, the platform has decided to require masks and proof of vaccination once [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-science"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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