Advertising San Francisco 49ers Convene Medical Advisory Committee of Leading Bay Area Public Health Experts to Explore Eventual Safe Return of Fans to Levi s® Stadium Mar 02, 2021 at 06:00 AM Copied!
The San Francisco 49ers have assembled an advisory committee with leading medical experts to explore the best practices and health considerations that will underpin an eventual safe re-opening of Levi s® Stadium. The committee s ongoing expert advice will guide how the 49ers determine safety protocols and leverage the newest technologies to support effective stadium design for the fans, employees, and local community surrounding Levi s® Stadium. Members of the committee include:
Dr. Robert Bob Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF
49ers assemble an advisory committee to help take the next step to re-opening Levi’s Stadium
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The 49ers released a statement on Tuesday morning that they’re taking the necessary steps to re-opening Levi’s Stadium and have convened with the medical advisory committee of leading Bay Area public health experts.
The San Francisco 49ers have assembled an advisory committee with leading medical experts to explore the best practices and health considerations that will underpin an eventual safe re-opening of Levi’s Stadium. The committee’s ongoing expert advice will guide how the 49ers determine safety protocols and leverage the newest technologies to support effective stadium design for the fans, employees, and local community surrounding Levi’s Stadium. Members of the committee include:
Colwell said nearly every COVID-19 bed is full and computer modeling suggests the worst is yet to come, probably by the weekend, with those infected over the new year starting to get seriously sick. We are concerned, and the modeling is raising that concern, realizing that that impact is still coming and that impact is probably going to be very significant, Colwell said.
Colwell said he hopes people behaved better over the holidays than computer models anticipate.
He did say vaccinations are raising the spirits of the employees who treat COVID-19 patients. About 98% of the medical staff have now received at least the first of two vaccine doses, but Colwell is asking everyone to be vigilant with masking and social distancing.