At least 60 restaurants and bars in Seattle now require customers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can eat there.
Seattle Times Report On Friday night, as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads across the state, the list of institutions that introduce vaccine requirements is increasing.
“No shirts, no shoes, no vaccines, no entrances,” said Linda Deschan, owner of three restaurants in the area-Linda Tavern on Capitol Hill and Oddfellows Cafe + Bar and King’s Hardware in Ballard. era.
“This is to protect our employees and our guests,” she added.
According to the report, at least 9 bars in Seattle were closed last weekend because their staff tested positive for COVID-19 or were in contact with the virus. As a result, Seattle restaurants requiring vaccinations increased.
Adam Heimstadt, the owner of Unicorn, a bar in the city, was closed last week due to an employee contracting COVID-19. He urged the bar to require proof of vaccination before entering.
“We need everyone to unite and ask for a vaccine card. This is the only way. If you don’t do this somewhere, people will go to that bar and you might get sick,” Heimstadt said.
David Ryder/Getty Images
In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases have increased in King County, Washington, where Seattle is located.
Earlier this month, Jin County health officials advised residents to wear masks in indoor public places, regardless of vaccination status.
A few days later, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updated the guidelines on wearing masks, urging fully vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates in the country.
But some restaurants are formulating their own different rules around vaccine requirements, such as allowing diners without proof of vaccination to eat outdoors.
Seattle’s restaurants are not the only ones with new requirements.
According to Eater’s report on Friday, some restaurants in Los Angeles have recently experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases and have begun to require diners to provide proof of vaccination or COVID-19 negative test.
Several restaurants in New Orleans are now also beginning to require customers to show proof of vaccination when dining indoors. New Orleans Times-Picayune.
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio (Bill de Blasio) Say On Friday, he is considering asking diners to provide proof of vaccination in city restaurants.
“We have to show people that this is the only way to get vaccinated. If you don’t get vaccinated, you will miss many important things in life,” de Blasio told CNN.
