King County to require proof of Covid vaccination or negative test for most indoor businesses, large

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Effective Oct. 25, King County will require proof of vaccination or a negative test result for most indoor businesses and outdoor events of 500 or more people, local officials announced Thursday.

The announcement, from King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, was a health order issued Thursday by King County health officer Dr. Jeff Duchin. The officials framed it as a bid to protect customers and employees as businesses remain open despite the rise of Covid-19 cases throughout the summer.

"Our Covid-19 response must continue to adapt to the difficult, changing reality of this pandemic. The Delta virus is much more contagious, airborne, causes severe illness, and is seriously stressing our hospitals and healthcare providers," Duchin said in a news release. "King County's vaccine verification program will prevent infections, hospitalizations and deaths, safeguard our healthcare system and provide safer spaces for the public and for workers."

The policy will apply to outdoor events with 500 or more people, indoor entertainment events and establishments, restaurants and bars. It won't apply to outdoor dining or takeout customers, or grocery stores.

Most of Seattle's major sports venues have already issued vaccination proof policies.

Smaller restaurants and bars — those with a maximum seating capacity of 12 — have until Dec. 6 to implement the policy.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/09/16/king-county-vaccine-proof-requirement.html

King County to enact new vaccination requirements for restaurants, bars, outdoor events

Want to grab a bite to eat or cocktail? Planning to attend an outdoor concert or show with 500 people or more? Maybe a museum? Starting on Oct. 25, you’ll need to either show proof that you are fully vaccinated, or have received a negative COVID-19 test within the past 72 hours if your plans include any of those and many other events in King County.

“Our COVID-19 response must continue to adapt to the difficult, changing reality of this pandemic,” King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin said Thursday. “The delta virus is much more contagious, airborne, causes severe illness, and is seriously stressing our hospitals and healthcare providers. King County’s vaccine verification program will prevent infections, hospitalizations and deaths, safeguard our healthcare system and provide safer spaces for the public and for workers.”

Dr. Duchin, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, citing recent modeling from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation as one of the driving factors behind the decision.

The IHME projects the state’s outbreak to worsen in the next six months, with hundreds of thousands of additional cases, thousands of additional hospitalizations, and approximately 1,000 additional deaths, with the majority expected to occur among unvaccinated people.

https://mynorthwest.com/3150752/king-county-to-require-proof-of-vaccination-indoor-businesses-outdoor-events/

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1. We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated