Proof of vaccination could be needed to enter places in Los Angeles like restaurants, bars, retail stores, fitness centers, and movie theaters.
The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Wednesday that would allow the city to begin drafting plans to require people to show they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter businesses, following New York City’s lead, in an effort to curb growing coronavirus cases due to the delta variant.... [+]
Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. The first rounds of Pfizer's vaccine were administered in Oregon on Wednesday. The Los Angeles City Council passed the motion unanimously, and a draft of the ordinance detailing the rules and which businesses this would apply to will need to be submitted for approval by the city council and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Under the proposal, people in Los Angeles that are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine will need to show proof they have gotten at least one shot to enter restaurants, bars, retail stores, fitness centers, spas, movie theaters and entertainment venues, according to the City Council’s press release.New York City also
last week it would require people to show proof of vaccination through its Excelsior Pass to enter restaurants, gyms and performance venues.businesses to require people either wear a mask or show proof of vaccination. “It’s our responsibility to protect the public, that includes protecting them from the unvaccinated,” said Nury Martinez, Los Angeles Council President. “The decision to not get vaccinated doesn’t just affect you.
. The Los Angeles City Council noted that the Department of Public Health has seen an increase in the number of people hospitalized with Covid-19, “nearly doubling each day” for the past two weeks.71.5%. That’s the percentage of people aged 12 and up that have gotten at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine in Los Angeles County.
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