Photos show massive, maskless crowds as Lollapalooza begins in Chicago, sparking concerns of a superspreader event

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Chicago's four-day Lollapalooza music festival returned Thursday after a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Max performs on day one of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.Chicago's four-day Lollapalooza music festival returned Thursday after a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The popular festival is back at full capacity after being canceled last year during the height of the pandemic. This weekend's event is expected to be one of the largest gatherings in the country since the pandemic began. "But I'm confident that the combination of what we know about limiting risk in outdoor settings, pairing that with vaccination and or testing and ideally mostly vaccination, which is what we expect, as well as all the other mitigation factors," she continued.

Guests are asked to show proof of having been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as they arrive for the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival on July 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.The precautions come as Chicago records increasing COVID-19 cases, though, unlike other parts of the country the city has so far been able to avoid a massive surge.The Chicago Public Health Department did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the festival, but Dr.

 

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