{"id":1141125,"date":"2021-12-22T08:58:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141125"},"modified":"2021-12-22T08:58:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:58:23","slug":"chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s Heavy Hand: \u2018Vaccine-Free, Your Time Is Up.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Tuesday, Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot followed in the footsteps of Boston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boston-protesters-sing-star-spangled-banner-in-rally-against-progressive-mayors-new-vaccine-mandate\">Mayor Michelle Wu<\/a> (D) and Washington, D.C.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/averaging-one-covid-19-death-per-day-d-c-declares-state-of-emergency-and-new-mandates\">Mayor Muriel Bowser <\/a>(D) by announcing a slew of new COVID-19 rules specifically aimed at making life difficult for the unvaccinated. The new mandates impose vaccine requirements on bars, restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, and entertainment venues for any person in Chicago ages five and older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo put it simply, if you have been living vaccine-free, your time is up. If you wish to live life as w\/the ease to do the things you love, you must be vax\u2019d,\u201d Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1473382110576594948\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThis health order may pose an inconvenience to the unvaccinated, and in fact, it is inconvenient by design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To put it simply, if you have been living vaccine-free, your time is up. If you wish to live life as w\/the ease to do the things you love, you must be vax&#8217;d.<\/p>\n<p>This health order may pose an inconvenience to the unvaccinated, and in fact it is inconvenient by design.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1473382110576594948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot also said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to get to this point, but given the situation we find ourselves in, we simply have no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, beginning on Jan. 3, you must show proof that you are fully vaccinated to enter bars, restaurants, fitness centers and entertainment and recreational venues where food and drink are served,\u201d she announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite our diligent and equitable vaccine distribution efforts throughout this year, unfortunately, our city continues to see a surge of COVID-19 Delta and now Omicron cases,\u201d Lightfoot said. \u201cNew steps must be taken to protect the health and wellbeing of our residents. This public health order requiring proof of vaccination to visit certain indoor public places is a necessary measure to ensure we can continue to enjoy our city\u2019s many amenities as we enter the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayor clarified that if you are picking up a coffee, you do not need to show your vaccine card. But, if you sit around and eat food without one, then you\u2019re out of line with the new mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going into that coffee shop to pick up and go, you don\u2019t need to show proof,\u201d Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1473403557290336257\">said<\/a>. \u201cBut if you\u2019re gonna linger, you\u2019re gonna eat that muffin, you\u2019re gonna sit down with your laptop, you gotta show proof of vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot\u2019s announcement came after President Joe Biden coughed his way through several federal announcements regarding new COVID-19 efforts in the battle against the strain of coronavirus known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/authorities-report-first-u-s-death-attributed-to-omicron-amidst-widespread-democratic-panic?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter\">Omicron variant<\/a>. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-coughs-through-his-covid-19-press-conference\">reported<\/a> on the president\u2019s hack job this afternoon:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere are some parts of this country where people are very eager to get their booster where it\u2019s harder to get an appointment,\u201d he continued pausing briefly to cough into his hand.&nbsp;\u201cExcuse me. Starting this week I\u2019ll be deploying hundreds more vaccinators and more sites to help get the booster shots in people\u2019s arms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve ordered FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to stand up new pop-up vaccination clinics all across the country, where you can get that booster shot. We\u2019ve opened \u2013\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/watch-biden-coughs-into-his-hand-and-then-proceeds-to-shake-peoples-hands\/\">Biden coughed<\/a>&nbsp;into his hand again before continuing, &nbsp;\u201cExcuse me. We\u2019ve opened FEMA vaccination sites in Washington state and New Mexico recently as cases have increased.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot followed in the footsteps of Boston\u2019s Mayor Michelle Wu (D) and Washington, D.C.\u2019s Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) by announcing a slew of new COVID-19 rules specifically aimed at making life difficult for the unvaccinated. The new mandates impose vaccine requirements on bars, restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, and entertainment venues for any person in Chicago ages five and older.\u201cTo put it simply, if you have been living vaccine-free, your time is up. If you wish to live life as w\/the ease to do the things you love, you must be vax\u2019d,\u201d Lightfoot tweeted. \u201cThis health order may pose an inconvenience to the unvaccinated, and in fact, it is inconvenient by design.\u201dTo put it simply, if you have been living vaccine-free, your time is up. If you wish to live life as w\/the ease to do the things you love, you must be vax&#8217;d.This health order may pose an inconvenience to the unvaccinated, and in fact it is inconvenient by design.\u2014 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) December 21, 2021Lightfoot also said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to get to this point, but given the situation we find ourselves in, we simply have no choice.\u201d\u201cSo, beginning on Jan. 3, you must show proof that you are fully vaccinated to enter bars, restaurants, fitness centers and entertainment and recreational venues where food and drink are served,\u201d she announced.\u201cDespite our diligent and equitable vaccine distribution efforts throughout this year, unfortunately, our city continues to see a surge of COVID-19 Delta and now Omicron cases,\u201d Lightfoot said. \u201cNew steps must be taken to protect the health and wellbeing of our residents. This public health order requiring proof of vaccination to visit certain indoor public places is a necessary measure to ensure we can continue to enjoy our city\u2019s many amenities as we enter the new year.\u201dThe mayor clarified that if you are picking up a coffee, you do not need to show your vaccine card. But, if you sit around and eat food without one, then you\u2019re out of line with the new mandate.\u201cIf you\u2019re going into that coffee shop to pick up and go, you don\u2019t need to show proof,\u201d Lightfoot said. \u201cBut if you\u2019re gonna linger, you\u2019re gonna eat that muffin, you\u2019re gonna sit down with your laptop, you gotta show proof of vaccination.\u201dLightfoot\u2019s announcement came after President Joe Biden coughed his way through several federal announcements regarding new COVID-19 efforts in the battle against the strain of coronavirus known as the Omicron variant. The Daily Wire reported on the president\u2019s hack job this afternoon:\u201cThere are some parts of this country where people are very eager to get their booster where it\u2019s harder to get an appointment,\u201d he continued pausing briefly to cough into his hand.\u00a0\u201cExcuse me. Starting this week I\u2019ll be deploying hundreds more vaccinators and more sites to help get the booster shots in people\u2019s arms.\u201d\u201cI\u2019ve ordered FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to stand up new pop-up vaccination clinics all across the country, where you can get that booster shot. We\u2019ve opened \u2013\u201d\u00a0Biden coughed\u00a0into his hand again before continuing, \u00a0\u201cExcuse me. We\u2019ve opened FEMA vaccination sites in Washington state and New Mexico recently as cases have increased.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1141125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1141125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1141125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1141125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1141125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}