The Oklahoma State Fair is back this year, but mask wearing will not be enforced. Instead, it will be promoting vaccinations.
The state fair, which runs Sept. 16-26, will offer vaccinations through Passport Health in the Bennet Event Center during five days of the fair. Attendees can sign up online.
The state fair will be taking some new COVID-19 precautions like optional contactless entry, electric midway coupons and hand sanitizing stations. Scott Munz, a fair spokesman, says it would be too difficult to enforce a mask requirement.
“Right now, there's no mask mandate in order,” Munz said. “So for us to try to do that or try to invoke a mask mandate would be extremely difficult because people don't feel compelled to follow that request if it's not an official mandate of the city.”
Munz said the fair has about a $100 million economic impact in Oklahoma. In 2019, approximately 900,000 people attended.
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