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Restaurant owners sue de Blasio over vaccination requirement

'19.08.2021'

Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin

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A group of restaurant owners and five small businesses are suing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials. This is due to his mandate to vaccinate. Istzi hope to block the new claim, reports CNN Business.

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Earlier this month, the city announced new rule - People must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination before entering restaurants, gyms and other indoor public places. Everyone who works in such institutions must also be vaccinated. The rule began to take effect this week, and it will fully take effect on September 13th.

“This vaccination mandate is an arbitrary, common whim, as it targets certain institutions, not all,” the plaintiffs wrote. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, August 17. They stated that this rule prevents people who choose to refuse vaccinations from doing their jobs, and that this violates their religious freedom. They demand to prohibit the application of this rule.

“We need to vaccinate more people”

In response to a question about the lawsuit during a press conference on Wednesday, August 18, Mayor de Blasio said he was “very confident that we are in a very strong legal position” regarding the mandatory vaccination requirement. He also noted that he intends to keep the restrictions imposed.

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“We need to vaccinate more people,” he said. Using strategic methods to boost vaccination rates, especially among young people, is “critical” to stopping the spread of the delta strain of coronavirus, he said.

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This requirement can be an important step.

New York is not the only city that requires vaccination confirmation in order to visit certain establishments. San Francisco plans to introduce a similar rule on Friday, August 20, and other cities are also considering similar restrictions. The French parliament recently passed legislation requiring citizens to issue "health passes" confirming vaccinations or negative PCR tests for COVID-19 to enter restaurants, bars, and travel on long-distance trains and airplanes.

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When the New York vaccination mandate was announced earlier this month, restaurant groups and owners had mixed feelings.

“This requirement is far from ideal,” said Andrew Ridgee, NYC Hospitality Alliance chief executive at the time. He added that "this will create economic and operational problems for restaurants." But, he noted, the requirement "may end up being an important step." NYC Hospitality Alliance is not involved in a lawsuit against the mayor.

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