The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) has reportedly turned down an offer to install air filters inside the venue of this year’s prestigious White House Correspondents’ dinner, despite forcing attendees to go through a whole host of other COVID-19 safety measures. Attendees at the event will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test as well as be fully vaccinated in order to attend. SCOOP: White House Correspondents Association rebuffed offers to install, for free, devices to clean air at Saturday dinner. The White House also publicly endorsed the efficacy of UV light purification in a statement last month. The White House Correspondents’ dinners for the last two years were canceled due to the pandemic.

Source: Washington Post April 28, 2022 04:42 UTC