San Francisco Is Now The First Major US City To Require Proof Of Being Vaccinated

All bars, restaurants, gyms and large indoor events are included.

San Francisco Is Now The First Major U.S. City To Require Proof Of Being Vaccinated
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People in San Francisco will soon need to show proof of vaccination to be able to go to bars, restaurants and gyms after the city introduces a vaccine mandate.

The city said the health order is to protect residents from the ongoing spread of COVID-19, particularly among the unvaccinated, while being able to keep businesses and schools open. The mandate does not include curbside pickups and takeouts for food services.

The decision, announced by Mayor London Breed, also applies to indoor events of more than 1,000 people and will come into effect on August 20.

The mandate only applies to residents aged 12 and up but there are additional vaccination requirements for workers at adult day centres, residential homes, dental offices and pharmacists.

Mayor Breed said, "We know that for our city to bounce back from the pandemic and thrive, we need to use the best method we have to fight COVID-19 and that's vaccines."

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    Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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