The Anime NYC convention, which avoided becoming an omicron superspreader, was at the Javits Center. This venue saw major ventilation upgrades and was a field hospital and vaccination site earlier in the pandemic.
However, Anime NYC organizers had too few staff checking proof of vaccination outside the venue, leading to long lines and crowding outside. Some attendees waited outside up to four hours on the first day of the convention.
“All the employees at the Javits Center had to go through training,” says Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, senior director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, part of the worldwide cleaning industry association that certifies organizations, including the Javits Center, on preparedness for biological threats. This training included cleaning protocols and how to manage traffic through the building.
In the early days of the pandemic, the Javits Center, shown here on March 27, 2020, became a hospital for treating people sick with COVID-19 and was fitted with high-quality air filtration.The CDC investigation results do not mention, however, that Anime NYC was also very lucky with its timing. When this event took place, omicron hadn’t yet gotten a foothold in Manhattan. Thewere collected on November 21, the final day of the event.
Advance communication may be particularly successful when it’s tailored to a community and drives “enthusiasm about creating a safe environment,” El-Mohandes says. For instance, the next Anime NYC could provide masks with the faces of famous anime characters or post signs that show these characters encouraging distancing and frequent handwashing.
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