LSU updates vaccine requirements to enter Tiger Stadium

With Week 6 of the college football season about to get underway, LSU is making some changes to its COVID-19 protocols.

On Aug. 24th, the Tigers were among one of the first schools to require fans to provide proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of entering. Now the team is updating that policy, and announced its plans on Friday.

LSU will no longer require proof of vaccination or negative CV19 test for fans to attend football game as Tiger Stadium.

— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) October 8, 2021

Many schools still have this protocol in place, or something similar. LSU explained its reasoning by referencing the COVID-19 rates across the state of Louisiana.

“The COVID-19 rates in Louisiana have dropped dramatically across the state over the last couple of weeks, and today, the state has a positivity rate below five percent,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.

— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) October 8, 2021

It’ll be interesting to see if more schools reverse similar rules if the virus cases begin to go down in other states as well.