With the vaccineВ only recentlyВ becoming available for children, weВ are choosing toВ remain diligentВ inВ our efforts to minimize the spread of COVID,В while alsoВ wishing everyone lots of light andВ hope forВ 2022,вЂќ said City Manager Spencer Cronk.В вЂњManyВ localВ events and venues are offering opportunities to ring in the New Year.В WeВ encourage everyone to celebrate safelyВ andВ enjoy the fireworks show from a safe distance,вЂќВ he continued.Д¬OVID-19 cases areВ on the rise againВ asВ new variants, including omicron, emergeВ in the area.В HospitalsВ within the stateВ areВ alsoВ filling upВ with COVID-19В patientsВ again.В WhileВ Austin is currently in Stage 3 of the COVID-19 Risk Based Guidelines,В public health officials areВ increasinglyВ concerned that theВ Community Transmission RateВ (CTR)В is nowВ showingВ вЂњsubstantialвЂќВ ratesВ of virus spread.В Learning fromВ theВ latest surge,В aВ moderate orВ substantialВ CTR is considered an early warningВ sign toВ increase protection measuresВ to helpВ preventВ a surge.В Austin Public HealthВ continues to stress the importance of gettingВ tested, vaccinated and boosted,В particularlyВ duringВ the holidayВ season when people want toВ gather.В Additionally, especially indoorsВ inВ public,В Austinites are encouraged toВ practice social distancing andВ wear masks. вЂњIn years past,В AustinвЂ™s New Year has been a family-friendly eventВ withВ entertainmentВ and activitiesВ for kids of all ages. Website: Austin's New Year: Fireworks from Afar.

Location: Vic Mathias ShoresВ (700 W.В Riverside Dr., Austin, Texas 78704).

Austinites and visitors areВ encouragedВ toВ celebrate responsibly andВ watch from afar. City-organized activities,В vendors,В andВ entertainment will notВ be presentВ in the park.

This year, the City of Austin willВ welcome in the New YearВ withВ aВ festive fireworksВ show.В The City of Austin prioritizes safety during events and,В forВ this New YearвЂ™s Eve,В we will be exercising an abundance of caution to help prevent post-holiday surges.

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