About one month ago, President Macron, from France, declared that beginning in early August, people who want to go to a restaurant, bar, or movie theatre or take a train in France will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before they enter.
I applaud the decision of the French government.
Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio, from New York City declared that soon, the city will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions.
The new requirement is the most aggressive step the city has taken yet to curb a surge in cases caused by the delta variant. People will have to show proof that they have had at least one vaccine dose.
Major performance venues including Broadway theaters and the Metropolitan Opera have already announced that vaccinations will be required for patrons.
Quebec plans to adopt a vaccine passport given a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the province, Premier François Legault announced today August 5th.
The premier said Quebecers are on the cusp of a fourth wave of the pandemic and that a vaccine passport will be implemented as a response.
Legault said “certain privileges” will be extended to people who are adequately vaccinated against the virus.
“Get your two doses … it’s the only way to end this pandemic,” the premier said. The vaccine passport will be used “in order [for] people who made the effort to be vaccinated, that they are able to come back to a normal life.”
The provincial government has always maintained that everyone, regardless of their vaccination status, will still have access to essential public services. Access to non-essential services, like gyms and restaurants, will likely be limited to adequately vaccinated people under the new initiative.
Students who attend university, CEGEPs, and schools, however, will return to class in September, but with “conditions.” the Legault said.
“The purpose of the vaccine passport is to allow access to non-essential activities for properly vaccinated people,” said Marie-Louise Harvey, a media relations officer for the ministry.
Some businesses in Montreal and its surroundings are already taking initiative and requiring their clients to be vaccinated.
‘Let the unvaccinated stay home’: Quebec gym requires proof of vaccination https://t.co/8fBDjLkmRV
— CTV Montreal (@CTVMontreal) August 4, 2021
I will encourage any business, with my dollars, who have a vaccine passport policy, and I will avoid any business that doesn’t have a vaccine policy.
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