. In many parts of the country, one can walk into a local pharmacy or vaccination site and get the shot within minutes. That’s not to say vaccine distribution is perfect: There are still communities where vaccination is lagging because of, and hesitancy due to medical racism, among other reasons.
Requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining would certainly highlight some of the unfairness that has colored this year. My mother, for instance, is among those who are immunocompromised, and though she was able to receive both doses of her vaccine, it is possible that her health condition will not allow her to receive future booster shots.
It’s unrealistic to imagine a suggestion such as this would be accepted in every city or state, considering how hard some leaders have fought against COVID-related public health precautions thus far. But to act as if such a measure is not necessary, as we enter yet another spike of what is now, in large part, a preventable catastrophe, would be delusional.
For those who can not currently be vaccinated, safety will only ever arrive when enough people who can be, are. This will serve both to flatten the curve and take pressure off of our health system, and to mitigate the risk of this virus continuing to mutate, plunging us into a never-ending cycle. And for those who have made the conscious and voluntary decision not to be vaccinated, indoor dining remains an incredibly high-risk activity.
Why? It has been confirmed the vaccine does not stop spread of the virus nor does it stop one from contracting the virus. 😑
No mask=No service! No Vaxx= No entry!
Great summary for cities outlining for and against proof of vaccine for restaurants. Only feasible if government mandates it and/or vast majority of restaurants band together.
“Vare are zee papers”?!?
If we can just get Chilis, Arbys and CrackerBarrel on board we’ll be like 60% of the way there
This seems pretty racist to me.
Maybe you and you readers should learn about pathogens
getting lots of engagement on this one
So wait, you now have to have proof of vaccination to eat at a restaurant in NY and LA but you don’t need proof of citizenship to vote in an election? How does that work?
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