- A restaurant owner in Georgia decided to serve fully vaccinated customers.
- This decision was made after Armando Celentano and some of his staff (all of whom have been vaccinated) tested positive for Covid-19.
- The shopkeeper told WSB-TV that they will use the “No Vax, No Service” logo to enforce the policy.
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A restaurant owner in Atlanta, Georgia decided to only serve vaccinated customers.
restaurant The rule was announced on Instagram earlier this week, Displaying the sign of “No Vax, No Service”, aimed at reducing the spread of the virus within the organization.
Armando Celentano, co-owner of the Argosy restaurant and bar, told Atlanta Constitution Magazine This decision was made after he and his three employees were vaccinated and tested positive for the virus, which marked Breakthrough infection.
“This is an issue of the quality of life and safety of my employees and guests,” Serentano told the media. “This is a small, privately owned business, and I have to do what I think is the right thing to protect the people who depend on me for a living.”
According to data from the state of Georgia, approximately 38% of people in Georgia have been fully vaccinated. New York Times. As the more contagious Delta variant spreads in the United States, vaccinated people will not 100% immune And it may still be infected with Covid-19.
“The Covid-19 vaccine is effective and an important tool to control the pandemic,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Say“However, no vaccine is 100% effective in preventing the disease in the vaccinated person. There will be a small percentage of fully vaccinated people who are still sick, hospitalized or dying from Covid-19.”
The rule triggered mixed emotions among some residents who spoke WSB-TV to AtlantaOne person told the media that this task is “a bunch of nonsense.” Another said it was “unfortunate” because they didn’t want to be shot.
Despite the resistance, Celentano told the media that he can ask customers whether they have been fully vaccinated without any problem.
“It’s no different from’no shoes, no shirt, no service,” he said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a statement White House Briefing Earlier this month, it was “reasonable” to assume that fully vaccinated people are unlikely to spread Covid-19 infection, even in “breakthrough” cases. Insider’s Andrea Michaelson previously reported.
