Los Angeles in California is all set to impose a city-wide COVID-19 vaccination mandate beginning November 4 after the city council passed an ordinance containing the order. Mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to sign the new rule into law.

The new vaccine mandate to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 is likely to directly impact a flurry of businesses in the city. Here is what will be impacted:

Indoor businesses in Los Angeles will be at the front of the line. Gyms, bars, shopping centers, restaurants, movie halls, sports and entertainment venues and many other such public spaces will have to check for vaccination proof.

According to reports from KABC-TV, the new ordinance in Los Angeles will not apply to retail establishments like grocery stores.

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The outlet also reported that events whose hosting capacity goes beyond 10,000 will be required to check for proof of vaccinations from patrons. Such events can include sporting events and concerts.

Those who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus due to medical exemptions or religious reasons will be required to produce a negative COVID test report, which has not been taken more than 72 hours prior to entering a public place. However, if a business has an outdoor area, the customer will be directed to confine themselves to the area.

The new COVID-19 vaccination mandate will also remain in place in the case of city-owned facilities. However, according to reports from Los Angeles Times citing the ordinance, unvaccinated people will be “alternative arrangements for access to government services.”

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The new rule also outlines the implications of ignoring the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Los Angeles. Businesses will first face a warning for the first violation, which will be followed by increasing fines. A sum of $5,000 will be owed to Los Angeles authorities in case a business records four violations.

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti said, “These new rules will encourage more people to get the shot, and make businesses safer for workers and customers—so that we can save more lives, better protect the vulnerable, and make our communities even safer as we fight this pandemic”, according to reports from Newsweek. 

Garcetti added, “Vaccinating more Angelenos is our only way out of this pandemic, and we must do everything in our power to keep pushing those numbers up.”