Restaurants Torn Whether To Bar Non-Boosted Customers

San Francisco CA

30 December, 2021

4:35 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local December 29, 2021 New health rules say that, when it comes to vaccines, the third time's the charm. Or second, if you got Johnson & Johnson. On Wednesday, Mayor London Breed and Department of Public Health director Dr. Grant Colfax introduced a heap of new updates to the health order as the omicron variant courses through San Francisco. Indoor masking is temporarily required again, and now healthcare workers, staff in "high-risk settings," and any attendee or staff member at a "mega-event" must be vaccine-boosted by Feb. 1. (The Warriors sent a notice saying Chase Center would verify boosters starting Feb. 1.) In addition, the update recommends and "strongly urge[s]" indoor facilities that already check for vaccine status — gyms, restaurants, bars — to require eligible clients and workers to be boosted, and "to implement measures as soon as possible." Although this part is a recommendation and not a requirement, local eateries are thinking about if and when they'll enforce a booster shot for entry. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.