{"id":609870,"date":"2021-08-03T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609870"},"modified":"2021-08-03T15:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:21:39","slug":"nyc-mayor-announces-city-will-require-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-to-enter-indoor-restaurants-work-out-inside-gyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-announces-city-will-require-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-to-enter-indoor-restaurants-work-out-inside-gyms\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Announces City Will Require Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination To Enter Indoor Restaurants, Work Out Inside Gyms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fnyc-mayor-announces-city-will-require-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-to-enter-indoor-restaurants-work-out-inside-gyms%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=609870&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bill-de-Blasio.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>New York City unveiled a new \u201cKey to NYC Pass\u201d program on Tuesday that creates a health pass providing evidence of immunization against COVID-19 in order to enter some indoor settings.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/08\/03\/world\/covid-delta-variant-vaccine\">reported<\/a>, \u201cNew York City will become the first U.S. city to require proof of vaccination for a variety of activities for workers and customers \u2013 indoor dining, gyms and performances \u2013 to put pressure on people to get vaccinated, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, \u201cThe program, similar to mandates issued in France and Italy last month, will start later this month, and after a transition period, enforcement will begin in mid-September, when schools are expected to reopen and more workers could return to offices in Manhattan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to participate in our society fully, you\u2019ve got to get vaccinated,\u201d said Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9375\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: soon proof of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> vaccine will be required for indoor dining, indoor gyms, and indoor concerts and performances in New York City. Tune in now for more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i82sfwEyNG\">https:\/\/t.co\/i82sfwEyNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of New York (@nycgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycgov\/status\/1422562905107615748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1422568446001287171\">called<\/a> the move \u201ca lifesaving mandate to keep our city safe\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nyc-becomes-first-major-u-s-city-mandate-vaccination-proof-n1275807\">said<\/a> NYC would issue a health commissioners order and a mayoral executive order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time for people to see vaccinations as literally necessary to living a good, full and healthy life,\u201d de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nyc-becomes-first-major-u-s-city-mandate-vaccination-proof-n1275807\">said<\/a>. \u201cIf you\u2019re unvaccinated, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/nyc-require-proof-vaccination-indoor-activities-mayor-2021-08-03\/\">reported<\/a> that \u201cNew York City\u2019s policy requires proof of at least one dose and will be enforced starting Sept. 13.\u201d New Yorkers must use either the city\u2019s COVID-19 safe app, the state\u2019s Excelsior app, or present a paper vaccination record card to enter indoor venues affected by the change.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/video\/mayor-unveils-key-nyc-pass-vaccinated-79241967\">explained<\/a> more about the motives behind the new policy at a press conference on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18\">\n<p><em>Today I announce a new approach which we\u2019re calling the \u201cKey to NYC Pass.\u201d The key to New York City. When you hear those words, I want you to imagine the notion that because someone is vaccinated, they can do all of the amazing things that are available in this city. This is a miraculous place, literally full of wonders, and if you\u2019re vaccinated, all of that is going to open up to you. You\u2019ll have the key. You can open the door\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The goal here is to convince everyone that this is the time. If we are going to stop the Delta variant, the time is now, and that means getting vaccinated right now.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>De Blasio said the program was being implemented in phases to ensure residents and business owners understand the new strategy, allowing the business community to get acclimated and provide feedback for possible adjustments in the policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone is going to agree with this; I understand that,\u201d Mayor de Blasio said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to guarantee a much higher level of vaccination in this city, and that is the key to protecting people and the key to our recovery. That\u2019s why it\u2019s the \u2018Key to NYC.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-data-vaccines.page\">Recent data<\/a> provided by the city indicates more than 60% of all New York City residents have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 55% are fully vaccinated. As of Monday, officials had recorded 10,015,459 total doses administered in NYC. Black New Yorkers have the lowest vaccination rates in the city, as only 35% have received at least one shot, and 31% are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><em>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<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City unveiled a new \u201cKey to NYC Pass\u201d program on Tuesday that creates a health pass providing evidence of immunization against COVID-19 in order to enter some indoor &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609870","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\/609870","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609870\/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=609870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}