D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday the District will begin requiring proof of at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccination to enter all restaurants, bars and nightclubs as well as indoor cultural and entertainment venues starting Jan. 15.
The vaccine mandate also applies to gyms and indoor meeting and event establishments.
Not covered by the mandate: places of worship, museums, grocery stores and other retail.
City officials said they wanted to focus on places where people gather and congregate.
Bowser said there would be some exclusions for “quick-trip” establishments like fast food.
“We don’t need those type of shutdowns [like in 2020], but we need more people to get vaccinated and boosted,” Bowser said at a press conference.
The mayor said the city is not asking businesses to be “sleuths or detectives” but to make their “best effort” to ensure patrons comply with the new rule. Businesses will be required to post signage informing patrons that proof of vaccination…
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