Barack Obama to Throw, Giant Birthday Bash, Despite Surge in COVID-19 Variant.
Barack Obama is set to turn
60 years old on August 4. .
The former president will be celebrating the occasion this
weekend with a big bash at his Martha’s Vineyard estate. .
According to multiple media outlets,
the party will have 475 guests in attendance. .
Among them will be director Steven Spielberg, actor
George Clooney and famed TV personality Oprah Winfrey. .
Among them will be director Steven Spielberg, actor
George Clooney and famed TV personality Oprah Winfrey. .
Among them will be director Steven Spielberg, actor
George Clooney and famed TV personality Oprah Winfrey. .
All guests are reportedly required to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
They will also reportedly have to submit a negative
test result before being allowed to enter the party.
Sources say that the party will be
held outside and a “COVID-19 coordinator” will
be tasked with overseeing the party. .
It is not clear
if there will be
a mandatory
mask policy. .
Obama’s party comes amid a surge in COVID-19 cases
across the United States spurred on by the delta variant. .
The COVID-19 variant
is highly transmissible.
Recent data
also suggests that
vaccinated people
are able to transmit
the virus. .
This information has prompted the CDC to
recommend high risk areas reintroduce COVID-19 safety
protocols for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
High viral loads suggest an increased risk
of transmission and raised concern that,
unlike with other variants, vaccinated people
infected with Delta can transmit the virus, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via NPR.
Martha’s Vineyard is not currently deemed
at a high risk of COVID-19 outbreak.
However, in early July a nearby town, Provincetown, Massachusetts, experienced an outbreak of 496 cases.
Of those infected, 74 percent
occurred in fully vaccinated people