2022 INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION

GRAND WINNERS CONCERT

APRIL 24, 2022 at 1PM

CARNEGIE HALL COVID RELATED GUIDELINES

AS OF MARCH 30, 2022

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Vaccine/Booster Requirement

Starting February 14, 2022, all artists and production staff coming to Carnegie Hall will be required to show proof of full vaccination as well as proof that they are fully up-to-date on CDC-recommended boosters, based on their eligibility.

  • Those not yet eligible for a booster will be able to continue to enter so long as they can show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (at least two weeks have elapsed since the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine).

  • For those who are eligible for a booster, but have not received one, Carnegie Hall will allow a two-week grace period to schedule and receive the booster upon becoming eligible. After the two-week grace period has passed, entry will not be allowed until the booster has been received.


As of today, specific booster requirements are as follows. Please check the CDC website for current information.

  • Pfizer (for individuals age 12+): Booster must be administered five months after completing primary two-dose vaccination series.

  • Moderna (for individuals age 18+): Booster must be administered five months after completing primary two-dose vaccination series.

  • Johnson and Johnson (18+): Booster must be administered two months after completing primary one-dose vaccination.

  • Other WHO approved vaccines (for individuals age 16+):  Booster must be administered six months after completing primary vaccination series. Under CDC guidelines, a Pfizer booster can be received.

For Essential Staff and Artists who are eligible but are not or will not be boosted by their performance date 

  • Artists unable to provide proof of a CDC-recommended booster may, as an alternative, by the date of their event, (1) submit proof of a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to the time they are scheduled to enter Carnegie Hall on the date of the event, as well as (2) proof of a negative rapid antigen COVID-19 test taken the day of the event.

  • An artists’ entourage and essential touring/production staff can also adhere to the above in lieu of supplying proof of booster.

  • REMINDER: all wind/brass, vocalists, and speakers must submit a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival at the Hall—regardless of whether they have submitted proof of booster or decided to remain masked onstage during the performance. If any additional personnel related to a production wish to remove their mask while onstage, they must also submit a negative test. 

Testing  

Wind, brass, vocalists, and speakers must present proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to event load-in. 

  • If any additional performers wish to remove their mask while onstage, they must also submit a negative PCR test. 

Positive COVID-19 Results 

  • Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 should quarantine for 5 days before returning to activity.   

    • The date of the positive test result or the first date of onset of symptoms is Day 0.  The individual can resume activity on Day 6 so long as they are asymptomatic or, any symptoms experienced are improving, and they are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication. 

  • Wind, brass, vocalists, and speakers who must remove their mask to perform/partake in activity, must refrain from returning to activity until Day 11.

  • If an artist has tested positive within 90 days of their event/activity date and can provide a doctor’s note confirming the date of the positive test result or the test result itself, those individuals can be exempted from testing and boosting for that 90-day period. 

  • The provided test result must be a lab-based PCR or antigen.  We cannot accept photographs of tests self-administered at home.

Masking

Everyone on Carnegie Hall's premises— including artists, audience members, staff, and visitors— are required to wear a properly fitting mask over their nose and mouth. This includes during the performance.  It is recommended that all artists wear a mask with two or three layers of material, such as a 3-ply medical/surgical mask. 

  • All artists/production staff must remain masked at all times while on premises. 

  • Select artists can remove their mask while on stage:

    • Wind, brass, solo vocalists, conductors, and speakers (who have all received a negative lab-based PCR test result taken within 72 hours of load in).

    • Any other artist who has submitted a negative lab-based PCR test result taken within 72 hours of load in.