'There is no evidence at this point of a super spreader event. And there is no evidence of a substantial impact to Chicago's epidemiology,' Dr. Allison Arwady said.
Health officials praised Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival as a success because proof of vaccination or a negative test was required for entry.
Arwady said the CDPH is still investigating Lollapalooza-linked cases. The numbers provided in the update were broad and included people who attended the festival and tested positive, but the CDPH could not definitively say if each person was infected at Lollapalooza."We've had no unexpected findings at this point," Arwady said."There is no evidence at this point of a super spreader event. And there is no evidence of a substantial impact to Chicago's epidemiology.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was heavily criticized for allowing the festival to go on amid the wave of Delta variant cases sweeping across the country. Lightfoot defended the move at a news conference before the festival, saying vaccinations made Lollapalooza 2021 possible. Chicago health officials attribute the festival's proof of vaccination requirement and its outdoor setting as two major factors in limiting the spread. Arwady also cited the city's less significant wave of the coronavirus than other parts of the country.
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