COVID vaccine: Some Los Angeles County bars require proof of vaccination before entry

LOS ANGELES (KABC) – Want a drink at your local waterhole? In some Los Angeles County bars, proving you’re 21 or older won’t be enough – you’ll also need to prove you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19.

On Tuesday evening, bar-hoppers in Little Joy near Dodger Stadium said they approved bars requiring proof of vaccination for entry.

“I’m not going to tell them how to live their life, but if they don’t want to get the vaccine, they don’t need to come here,” said one client, a Los Angeles resident who self-identified. like Mike. S. “They don’t need to come to these bars that demand that. It’s their business, they can do whatever they want, and if they want to go out, they should get the shot.”

Little Joy is just one of many bars in LA County that now require proof of vaccination. Bars like The Henry, Gold Diggers and Footsies have each posted Instagram posts declaring the new requirement, and many customers who spoke to ABC7 agree with the policy.

“With the Delta variant circulating, I think it’s probably for the best – especially young people like us coming out are being vaccinated to, you know, prevent the spread and hopefully prevent further adaptations of this virus. “said Jack Bergon, who was heading to The Short Stop.

Current infection rate would put LA County in the purple level if CA still used the reopening system

Cities like London have decided to require all bar patrons to show proof of vaccination to enter. For now, individual LA County businesses are making a similar move.

“In our demographics, a lot of people in their twenties, late twenties, early thirties, who are out, have taken the risk and they are taking the risk on themselves,” said Short. Massett. “And if they choose not to get the vaccine, it’s totally their own decision, but it’s also – they put themselves in danger, they put others in danger.”

Some traders say that if they respect the decision of those who do not get vaccinated, then these people should not try to mix among the vaccinated.

“I totally agree,” said one client who identified himself as Jeremy S. “I think, yes, like he said earlier, everyone has the right to do anything. They don’t want to get the vaccine, they probably shouldn’t go out because they’re more likely to spread the disease than people who do. “