L.A. considers law to prove vax this Wednesday

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Los Angeles officials are set to consider Wednesday a sweeping law that would require adults to show proof of full coronavirus vaccination to enter indoor public places in the city, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Businesses such as restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, shopping centers, museums, movie theaters and personal care establishments would all be under the new mandate, one of the city's strictest yet.

Patrons would also be required by Nov. 4 to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test if they attend an outdoor event with 5,000 or more attendees, according to the Times.

Angelenos could be exempt from following the new law in accordance with their religious beliefs or medical conditions but would still have to show a note on their exemption and provide a recent negative COVID-19 test result to enter a business.

People who don't show proof of vaccination could still enter a business's outdoor areas and would still be able to pick up takeout orders and use the business's restroom, the Times reported.

The move comes as the latest surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations caused by the highly contagious delta variant have finally dropped in the city.

Los Angeles County reportedly recently issued a health order for workers at restaurants and entertainment clubs to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 4.

 

[oyarde]

LA county . Welfare capital of the world .

 

[JayRoller]

It’s already happening in my County, Contra Costa County in Northern California.

http://claycord.com/2021/09/22/cont...of-for-gyms-indoor-dining-takes-effect-today/

 

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/los-angeles-poised-enact-strict-053316478.html

Tue, October 5, 2021, 10:33 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday were poised to enact one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that would require the shots for everyone entering a bar, restaurant, nail salon, gym or even a Lakers game.

The City Council was scheduled to consider the proposal after postponing a vote last week to deal with concerns ranging from who could be fined for violations to whether employees could end up in fist-fights when they have to serve as vaccine door monitors.

Some critics charge that a mandate would amount to segregation of those who cannot or refuse to be vaccinated. Others call it unenforceable.

Business trade groups have said the city mandate will sow confusion because Los Angeles County's own vaccine rules — which apply both in LA and in surrounding communities — are less sweeping.

However, council members generally support the ordinance, which is intended to reduce the risk of new COVID-19 surges. The nation's second-most populous city faced a huge rise in infections and hospitalizations last winter and a smaller surge this summer linked to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.

Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed his support for a vaccine measure last week, saying: “I don’t want to bury another city employee, police officer, firefighter.”

The ordinance would require people to be fully vaccinated to enter indoor public spaces including shopping malls, restaurants, bars, gyms, sports arenas, museums, spas, nail salons, indoor city facilities and other locations. Current eligibility includes people age 12 and up.

Negative coronavirus tests within 72 hours of entry to those places would be required for people with religious or medical exemptions for vaccinations.

Council President Nury Martinez has said it is clear that the vaccines work but too many people remain unvaccinated despite widespread availability and door-to-door campaigns to vaccinate more people.

The ordinance arrives at a time when COVID-19 cases are plunging while political ambitions are rising — two council members are running for mayor, as is the city attorney who wrote the proposal.