Cuomo urges companies to switch to ‘vaccine-only admission’

Governor of New York. Andrew CuomoAndrew Cuomo’s University of Michigan says all students, faculty, and staff should be vaccinated by the fall semester. Cuomo signs a law making baseball the official sport of New York City. (D) said on Monday he had asked private companies to only offer admission to customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, saying it was “in your business interests” to adopt the news Politics.

“Private companies, I ask them and suggest to them: Go to admission for vaccines only. Proceed to admission for vaccines only. We did it, Radio City Music Hall, months ago. Reopening of vaccines only, all shows are sold out. Sports arenas. They went down to about 90 percent of the vaccine alone. Private shops, bars, restaurants. Go to an admission reserved for vaccines. I think it’s in your best business interest, ”Cuomo said at a press conference.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said private businesses, including stadiums and restaurants, should move to “vaccine-only admission”

“If you tell people, ‘Well, if you don’t have a vaccine, you can’t go into these facilities,’ then you will see a real incentive to get yourself vaccinated. ” pic.twitter.com/mQt6L7m4sH

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Cuomo said he believed implementing a “vaccine-only admission” would help entice New Yorkers to get vaccinated.

“If you tell people, ‘Well, if you don’t have a vaccine, you can’t go into these facilities,’ then you will see a real incentive to get yourself vaccinated,” he said.

Cuomo also urged local governments to adopt new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week that urge vaccinated Americans to wear masks in “public and indoor places” in parts of the country with “substantial” levels. “Or” high “transmission.

Mayor of New York Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioBiden meets resistance from unions over vaccine requirement Biden rolls the dice by becoming more aggressive on vaccines The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Biden sets new vaccine mandate as COVID cases- 19 increase MORE (D) stopped before ordering a mask warrant in the city on Monday but sent a “strong recommendation” to all residents to wear masks in indoor public facilities.

Cuomo’s outbreak comes as the country experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases, largely due to the highly infectious delta variant that has become the dominant strain in the United States

The number of New Yorkers testing positive for COVID-19 has increased slightly over the past five days, before dropping to 2,516 people on Sunday, according to the state’s COVID-19 tracker.

New York was the first state in the United States to implement a vaccination passport. By the end of May, the Excelsior Pass had been downloaded over a million times since its launch in March.

Cuomo said that while the mask policy “will be important,” he doesn’t think such an effort “is going to be enough.” He said he thinks discussions on a “vaccination policy” will have to begin.

“What does that mean? Well we’ve taken the first step [as a state] … that is, you must either get the vaccine or have a weekly test. This is the first step, but it is only the first. And I think we have to grow, ”Cuomo said.

The governor announced last month that New York would require state employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly, starting September 6, Reuters reported.

He said that although the policy is “controversial,” he believes it “should be extended” to other public hospitals.