COVID-19 vaccine verification is scheduled to take effect in October, requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test result prior to entering all mega-events and drinking facilities across Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was modified to require either vaccination verification or a negative coronavirus test prior to entering sport and music arenas, theme parks, lounges, nightclubs, bars, wineries and distilleries beginning Oct. 7.
“The requirement for vaccine verification or a negative test within 72 hours prior to attending an outdoor mega-event aligns with the recently announced national strategy and includes venues and events with more than 10,000 attendees that are ticketed or have controlled points of entry to a well-defined area, such as sport and music arenas,” according to L.A. County’s coronavirus newsletter on Monday.
This Health Officer Order modification emulates the similar requirement of vaccination verification or negative test result prior to entry at all indoor events with more than 1,000 participants that has been in place since Aug. 18.
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“We in Public Health believe that targeted vaccination mandates are an important strategy for quickly raising vaccination coverage in our county and ending the pandemic,” said Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer last Thursday. “As evidence mounts affirming the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination mandates are an increasingly important tool to prevent future COVID surges that cause widespread suffering.”
Enforcing mandates like these, California has shown the lowest coronavirus case rate in the United States and is the only state in the country to make it into the Centers for Diseases and Prevention’s substantial community spread of the coronavirus, according to the CDC.
The rest of the country remains in the high transmission category, as of Tuesday.
The newest Health Officer Order requires vaccination verification for both customers and employees at indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health).
Vaccine verification applies within the indoor portions of bars, wineries, breweries, distilleries, nightclubs, and lounges and employee vaccine verification applies to drinking establishments with either no restaurant permit or a low-risk restaurant permit, according to Public Health officials.
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The modification requires that both customers and employees must receive at least one dose by Oct. 7 and achieve full vaccination by Nov. 4, according to Public Health.
As these establishments mainly serve adults and require customers to show proof of identification, children under 12 have been exempt from these requirements.
For those expecting to enter select high-risk settings beginning in October, a vaccination record must be provided at the time of entry, including:
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (White Card)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Vaccine Record Card (Yellow Card)
- California Immunization Registry (CAIR2) Vaccination Record
The easiest way to provide vaccine verification is to carry the vaccination card issued by the healthcare provider that administered the vaccine, according to L.A. County.
The tangible card as well as a photo of the card as a separate document or a photo of the card stored on an electronic device are expected to be accepted.
For those unsure about carrying a vaccination card, the following electronic records may be accepted:
Several resources for businesses have been created to provide guidance in order to prepare for the new Health Officer Order to go into effect.
Public Health encourages everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated. Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Many vaccination sites across the county, including all the County-run sites, are also offering third doses of vaccine to eligible immunocompromised people. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.
To learn how to make a vaccine appointment, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit the L.A. County Vaccination website (English) or Vacunate Los Angeles website (Spanish).
Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.
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