Will LA be next to mandate the vaccine? City council pushes for rules requiring ...

Will LA be next to mandate the vaccine? City council pushes for rules requiring ...
Will LA be next to mandate the vaccine? City council pushes for rules requiring ...

Los Angeles could become the next city to mandate the vaccine after city council members pushed for rules requiring people to have at least one jab before they can visit restaurants, bars, and stadiums.   

The jab mandate would extend to, but is not limited to, retail establishments, fitness centers, spas, and entertainment centers such as stadiums, concert venues, and movie theaters. 

The motion was introduced by City Council President Nury Martinez and council member Mitch O'Farrell on Wednesday.      

It comes a day after New York City authorities announced a vaccine mandate for indoor entry from August 16. 

But the proposed LA restrictions are expected to be harsher than those imposed in NYC, which only extend to entertainment venues. 

The Los Angeles City Council tabled a motion to introduce a vaccine mandate for indoor entry on Wednesday

The Los Angeles City Council tabled a motion to introduce a vaccine mandate for indoor entry on Wednesday

If passed, the vaccine mandate would mean people would need to have had at least on jab before they can frequent bars, restaurants and stadiums (pictured, a bakery in Chinatown, LA)

If passed, the vaccine mandate would mean people would need to have had at least on jab before they can frequent bars, restaurants and stadiums (pictured, a bakery in Chinatown, LA)

The jab mandate would also extend to stadiums pictured, Dodgers Stadium, LA), concert venues, and movie theaters

The jab mandate would also extend to stadiums pictured, Dodgers Stadium, LA), concert venues, and movie theaters

Martinez said 'enough is enough already' as she introduced the motion on Wednesday.   

'Hospital workers are exhausted, moms who have put aside their careers are tired, and our kids cannot afford the loss of another school year. We have three vaccines that work and are readily available, so what's it going to take?'   

'We have three vaccines that work and are readily available, so what's it going to take? Our kids are about to return to school and the unvaccinated are putting their lives at risk every day. Ask your questions, talk to your doctor, and get the vaccine. Let's put this behind us.' 

Council member O'Farrell said in a statement: 'Hard-working Angelenos, their customers, and the general public deserve to be safe in public spaces,

'The vaccines are our most effective form of protection, and the time to act is now.'   

He added the exact venues that fall under the mandate would be chosen by city attorneys but that the requirement would apply to all eligible people older than 16. 

Several restaurants, private firms, public agencies, and universities have already imposed jab mandates in an effort to hamper the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant and avoid returning to a city-wide lockdown. 

Last week, authorities said it would

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