Question: What are things to think about when cancelling an event?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: FAQs for Administrators and Leaders at Community- and Faith-Based Organizations
section_headers: Get Prepared
What are things to consider when determining if a group event or gathering needs to be postponed or canceled?
section_content: Consult with local public health officials and continually assess current
conditions. Be sure to regularly review the latest recommendations from the
White Houseexternal icon and
CDC for all types of gatherings. When
determining if you should postpone or cancel a gathering or event, consider
the:

Overall number of attendees or crowd size.
Number of people attending who are at higher risk for serious illness.
How close together attendees will be.
Potential economic impact to attendees, staff, and the local community.
Amount of spread in local community and the communities from where your attendees are likely to travel.
Needs and capacity of the local community to host or participate in your event.

Read CDC guidance on mass gatherings and large
events.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Very good answer that address the point of the question. There's a bulleted list of things to consider when cancelling an event which is what the person was seeking in the question
While not as comprehensive as answer #1, this is a very useful list of guidance and facts. it could go into more detail about who is at risk, but it is very thorough despite that.

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Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Event Planning and COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Planning and Preparedness
What are things to consider when determining if an event needs to be postponed or canceled?
section_content: Consult with local public health officials and continually assess, based on
current conditions, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the
number of attendees (if possible) at an event or gathering. When determining
if you should postpone or cancel a large gathering or event, consider the:

Overall number of attendees or crowd size.
Number of attendees who are at higher risk of developing serious illness from COVID-19. This includes older adults and people with underlying health problems such as lung or heart disease and diabetes.
How close together attendees will be at the event.
Potential ways to minimize economic impact to attendees, staff, and the local community.
Amount of spread in local community and the communities from where your attendees are likely to travel.
Needs and capacity of the local community to host or participate in your event.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer was comprehensive and gave a lot of great suggestions about how to determine the safety of an event. It gives a list of things to consider which is really helpful. I think that the expanded information on older adults and people with underlying conditions is smart as it brings to light things people sometimes overlook.
This tells you that you should consult with local health officials and then goes on to list the things that one should take into consideration which is what the person was asking about

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Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
section_headers: Dismissals
If I make the decision for a school dismissal, what else should I consider?
section_content: In the event of a school dismissal, extracurricular group activities and large
events, such as performances, field trips, and sporting events should also be
cancelled. This may require close coordination with other partners and
organizations (e.g., high school athletics associations, music associations).
In addition, discourage students and staff from gathering or socializing
anywhere, like at a friend’s house, a favorite restaurant, or the local
shopping mall.
Ensure continuity of meal programs for your students. Consider ways to
distribute food to students who receive free or reduced cost meals. Check with
the US Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Service for additional
information:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/USDAfoodsPandemicSchools.external
icon If there is
community spread of COVID-19, design strategies to avoid distribution in
settings where people might gather in a group or crowd. Consider options such
as “grab-and-go” bagged lunches or meal delivery.
Consider alternatives for providing essential medical and social services for
students. Continue providing necessary services for children with special
healthcare needs, or work with the state Title V Children and Youth with
Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer gives helpful suggestions regarding the possibility of cancelled school events but doesn't give enough information about what would cause an event to be cancelled.
This is talking about schools and procedures that they should follow there. This is different from cancelling an event and this response is for something entirely different

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