Politicians may refuse to demand proof of COVID-19 vaccinations—but small businesses are going where the government won't.
In San Francisco, the owners of nearly 300 bars now demand proof of vaccination before customers may enter. A growing number of Los Angeles restaurateurs require diners to prove they've been vaccinated or produce a recent negative test. Broadway patrons won't be seeing a New York show unless they've got proof of vaccination. Private businesses and hundreds of colleges are telling employees and students they can't show up if they haven't been jabbed.
"We haven't fought this hard, for this long, to let it go awry now," owners of the Los Angeles restaurant Osteria La Buca wrote in anpost announcing that all guests at both of its locations show proof of vaccination beginning Aug. 2."If you are not vaccinated, please do not argue. This policy will not be broken for anyone."
With case rates rising dramatically, Los Angeles County last month reinstated an indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status. But neither the county's top health officials nor its supervisors have acted to require that its own 100,000 employees either be vaccinated or face regular testing, which would set a powerful example for the county's estimated 4 million unvaccinated people. , meanwhile, has not initiated even an indoor mask requirement statewide.
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