(CNN) – If you want to hide inside for a cheesesteak or other delicious treat when you visit Philly next year, you better have your proof of vaccination handy.
Pennsylvania’s largest city said the mandate would apply to the following types of establishments:
– Indoor dining areas and bars
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– Dining rooms and food courts
– Entertainment venues, conventions and casinos where food is served
– Cinemas and bowling alleys
What does fully vaccinated mean?
Customers wishing to enter these establishments must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which means they must have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the statement said.
Institutions can accept negative Covid-19 tests performed within 24 hours of entry in lieu of proof of vaccination for the first two weeks of tenure, but this exception will end on Jan. 17, the statement said.
People with valid religious or medical exemptions and children under 5 years and 3 months are exempt from the warrant, depending on the city.
The mandate does not apply to certain other parameters. They include Kindergarten to Grade 12 and early childhood facilities, hospitals, residential or health care facilities, grocery stores, convenience stores, or the Philadelphia International Airport, except in traditional sit-down restaurants or in sit-down bar-style places, depending on the city.
Other American cities with mandates
The Golden Gate Bridge is the iconic symbol of San Francisco, one of the top tourist destinations in the United States with a vaccination mandate for many indoor activities.
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The City of Brotherly Love is hardly the only major city or tourist destination in the United States with some type of vaccine warrant or testing requirement. Here are some other significant ones:
Restaurants, cinemas and other venues are open – but their indoor spaces are only open to vaccinated customers 12 years of age and older who have received at least one dose of the vaccine. As of Tuesday, December 14, children 5 to 12 years old must show proof of at least one dose of the vaccine.
And from December 27, the website says that “People 12 and older participating in indoor public activities will be required to prove that they have received two doses of the vaccine, except those who have received the single dose. of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine “.
Additionally, California will require universal masking in indoor public places from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, California Health and Human Services Agency secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said on a teleconference on Monday.
Top image: The skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jumping Rocks / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
