West Hollywood orders bars, restaurants and other businesses to require proof of vaccination

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) – West Hollywood on Friday released a broad vaccination warrant that will require the public to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they can enter restaurants, bars, gyms and other companies with indoor activities.

The rules will go into effect “as soon as possible but no later than October 11,” according to the city’s announcement.

The rules state that business customers aged 18 and over must show proof of vaccination before entering. Those who do not can only use the outdoor spaces of these companies. Young people under the age of 18 do not need to show proof of vaccination.

These businesses include restaurants and bars, nightclubs, cannabis parlors, entertainment venues, gymnasiums, and yoga studios, as well as beauty businesses that provide services such as skin care, hair styling. and cosmetology procedures.

For employees 18 years and over who work in these companies, employers should determine their immunization status and “should ensure that all staff who work regularly on site provide full proof of vaccination before entering or working in the business. an interior part of the installation ”.

This does not include those who may only enter the business occasionally, such as a delivery man.

A separate but similar vaccination policy has applied to city employees and officials since November 1.