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Health experts and fans express concern over Coachella's new vaccination policy

LOS ANGELES — Two months ago, concert promoter AEG Presents announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all its shows — including Goldenvoice's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Many fans of music's marquee live event cheered the decision.

"I appreciated them saying that they wanted the safest atmosphere possible for their attendees," said Jason Feffer, a 35-year-old from L.A. who has attended the festival every year since 2012. He co-moderates the popular Coachella Reddit forum with a few other dedicated fans, and lauded AEG's agenda-setting vaccination policy for concerts.

But on Tuesday, when Goldenvoice suddenly walked back Coachella's vaccination-only policy, and announced on Instagram that proof of a negative test

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