As Broadway productions have welcomed back audiences over the last few months—and, in recent weeks, have faced cancellations due to breakthrough COVID cases—certain safety policies have become the norm. Audiences and company members alike need to be “fully vaccinated” (though, at least for now, this does not include a booster). Masks are mandatory. But the surge of the Omicron variant has medical experts reemphasizing another critical talking point we’ve heard since March 2020: the importance of proper ventilation.

In a recent interview with Deadline, CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook (a Stars in the House regular) and Lancet COVID-19 Commissioner Dr. Joseph G. Allen discussed the role air filtration plays in a space like a Broadway theatre, particularly at a time when cases are on the rise but shows do their best to remain open.

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