New York City will begin requiring vaccination testing for a wide variety of indoor activities, such as going out to dinner, drinking at a bar, working out in a gym or attending a live show, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
“If you need to fully participate in our society, you have to get vaccinated,” the mayor said at his news conference Tuesday. “It’s time. “
New York City is the first major city in the country to make such a decision, which the mayor calls the “NYC Pass key. “This comes as the Delta variant disrupts the progress made across the city in combating the coronavirus. .
Countries such as France and Italy have already followed the move; on the first day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the mandate, millions of others made an appointment.
The new policy will be introduced on Aug. 16, but won’t be implemented until Sept. thirteen so businesses can acclimatize and the city can make changes with the comments.
Those who wish to access indoor institutions such as restaurants, bars, gyms or theaters will need to provide their CDC vaccination card, the new NYC COVID Safe app or the Excelsior Pass app.
“It’s very simple, I bring my wallet and I take out my card,” deputy Adriano Espaillat said at the mayor’s briefing.
The mayor has moved in the direction of mandates in recent weeks, starting last week with a mandate for physical care staff and then for all city staff. However, the city still uses safe incentives, such as a $100 offer for those who receive their first dose at a city-run vaccination center.
However, the mayor has been criticized for his inaction in implementing a mask mandate even as Delta, which is far more contagious than the original coronavirus, wreaks havoc in the city.
Manhattan council member Mark Levine, who has been calling for a new mask mandate for weeks, said a new policy was needed to take action temporarily to avoid worse end results over time.
“We want to act in this city,” Levine said. And we’ve learned over the next year and part of it that our selection is to act now or face more complicated features in the future. “
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