Shapiro Calls CES 2022 Health Measures ‘Precedent Setting’

COVID-19 booster shots “were not available for most Americans in the US until November and globally their availability was spotty and only in certain countries,” emailed CTA President Gary Shapiro Friday on his association’s rationale for not requiring boosters at CES 2022 in Las Vegas earlier this month. “In December, we encouraged boosters and flu shots.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for boosters to all U.S. adults Nov. 19. “CTA made major and precedent setting decisions” on health and safety measures, said Shapiro. “In the summer of 2021 we announced we would require vaccines. I am unaware of any large trade show that had taken that step. We required masking. We widened aisles and took other social distancing and hygienic measures. In December, we announced we would provide free tests."