"I think, you know, I'll still proceed with caution, you know; it is a little scary, but I feel like we have to get on with our lives at some point, you know?" Starting January 3rd, Cook County expects the restaurant to check every customer's vaccine card. WebCook Countys vaccine is critical for the health of mandate and a employees requirement to maintain safe in-person operations. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will be required to mask up. 225 0 obj <>stream "The position we've taken is, allow people to make a choice.". Augsburg University: All students, staff and faculty are required to wear masks indoors. When it comes to COVID, a restaurant is definitively a high-risk setting. Why are some programs eligible to participate and other not under the Cook County mandate? We look forward to the day when we can be mask-optional at CPS, but we still need to get more students vaccinated across our District, and we still need to work with our public health and labor partners on the best way to preserve a safe in-person learning environment for all. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op: All shoppers and staff are required to wear masks. Since Jan. 3, city officials have required everyone dining, drinking or exercising indoors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. On Tuesday, however, she received only 17% of the ballot. Rochester Public Schools: Students between 2 and 12 years old will be required to wear masks inside all public school facilities during the next academic year. For people 12 and older, proof of a single dose of vaccine will be required But The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk of COVID-19 spread increases in a restaurant or bar setting as interactions within six feet of others increase. Volunteers, vendors and students will also be required to be vaccinated. Minnesota Childrens Museum: Everyone 5 and older is required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports, in Orland Park not every business is sure that they'll follow the rules. %%EOF birthday party) at one of our facilities will be required to certify that all attendees have provided proof of vaccination. Cook County is following Chicago in implementing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for customers of restaurants, bars, gyms and various other indoor establishments. Cloud in central Minnesota in April to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Legal challenges over restaurants are not fights we want to have with this Court right now, Navin said. m7dOe`63"3 rE o Winona Arts Center: Masks are required inside the building, unless you are actively eating or drinking. Robbinsdale Area Schools: Face coverings will be required for all students over age 2, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, on school buses and inside all schools and district buildings. Masks are also required inside the Orchestra Hall auditorium. Jeffrey Duchin, the health officer for Seattle and surrounding King County (where community vaccine requirements were lifted on March 1), told me that he doesnt think mandating two shots (or one, for the Johnson & Johnson gang) in restaurants is useful anymore when the evidence shows that an additional dose provides much greater protection. Knowing this, it is also critical that we are 100% compliant with masks which are required inside any of our facilities and programs in the public spaces (e.g. While most of our site should function with out, we recommend turning it back on for a better experience. ", "We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly. There is an exception for students in their residence hall room without guests, and staff are encouraged but not required to wear a mask while alone in an office. Lightfoot also said, while the city is lifting its indoor mask mandate and proof of vaccination requirement next week, she is not budging on her requirement for all city employees to get vaccinated. We understand this is an adjustment for all and much of our winter 2022 session begins the weeks of January 3rd and 10th. -K-12 schools, preschools and child care centers, -Indoor locations in a residential or office building that are limited to residents, owners or tenants of the building, -Charitable food service establishments, such as soup kitchens, -Individuals entering an establishment for less than 10 minutes for ordering and carrying out food, making a delivery, or using restrooms. Americans feelings about mandates there would likely be complicated even if the mandates did definitively work. So Fox said he doesn't enforce masks. Make a gift of any amount today to support this resource for everyone. (The Center Square) If you have any questions, contact us at info@rtpd.org or 847-255-1200. Minneapolis College of Art and Design: All students, faculty and staff working or studying on campus must be fully vaccinated. All Rights Reserved. This is why sports and fitness activities are deemed a focal point by Cook County. Face coverings required for everyone 5 and older inside county buildings regardless of vaccination status. Students and staff in ninth through 12th grades are strongly recommended to wear masks. The resulting chaos and confusion can help feed a backlash against vaccine mandates that is already intense and highly politicized. -Individuals who previously received a medical exemption, as long as proof of the medical exemption and proof of a negative COVID test within the last 24 hours are provided to the business upon entry. On December 23, Cook County Department of Public Health issued Mitigation Order 2021-11 to protect the health of the public in suburban Cook County. Masks are recommended for students in seventh through 12 grade. The Cook County mitigation order However, the reversal of the mask mandate will not apply in the Chicago Public Schools. Suburban Cook County will follow suit, the Tribune reports. starts here. Artists will not be required to wear masks while rehearsing or performing on stage, but are required to be vaccinated. The Chicago Department of Public Health reported 532 new daily cases on Feb. 10, down 46% from the previous week. bW%nH@ A -Any person entering a business for the purposes of voting in an election, or assisting or accompanying a voter or observing an election. Masks are required indoors and on district transportation for early childhood through eighth grade, required to wear masks inside all public school facilities, All staff are required to be vaccinated or get tested weekly, Masks are required indoors for staff, students and visitors, Universal masking is required for children and adults. Tell us. Hibbing Public School: All staff, students and visitors must wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status. Including, but not limited to, movie theaters, music and concert venues, live performance venues, adult entertainment venues, commercial event and party venues, sports arenas, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, card rooms, family entertainment centers, play areas, pool and billiard halls, and otherrecreational game centers. Bloomington Public Schools: All students and staff in early childhoodthrough adult education are required to wear a face covering while inside school buildings. "No, I like to be safe 'cause I ain't got time for that," she said. Macalester College: All students and employees working or studying on campus are required to be fully vaccinated. With exceptions allowed, students must be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester. "That is their right, and we must respect it, Lightfoot said. By February 28, the requirement was gone. Courtesy of YouTube (The Center Square) Some municipalities in Cook County have decided they will not enforce the county's vaccine requirement for citizens to enter indoor businesses. A.D. Quig. "So moving in this direction of it no longer being required, I'm certain there will be a percentage of people who will be reluctant to come out into public spaces," he said. FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu, National survey, some statewide metrics show Minnesotans seeing less COVID. Lightfoot thanked Chicago business owners for following the city's mandates during the Omicron surge to help limit the spread of the virus, acknowledging the mandates were difficult to enforce. Here's where you'll need to show proof of vaccination, Establishments where food or beverages are served, including, but not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, dining areas of grocery stores, breweries, wineries, distilleries, banquet halls, and hotel ballrooms. The United States, Illinois and Cook County are in the early stages of a large surge of COVID cases due to the Omicron variant. Published February 28, 2022 Updated on February 28, 2022 at 7:42 am. Listen to the trailer for, : The vaccine-mandate case is about so much more than vaccine mandates, less likely to be infected with the coronavirus, vaccinated people are more likely to be infected with Omicron, community vaccine requirements were lifted, an additional dose provides much greater protection, struck down the Biden administrations workplace vaccination mandate, still killing almost 1,500 Americans a day. Restaurants, gyms, and indoor entertainment venues were required to come up with a plan to verify their patrons immunization status as of January 3. READ: Full order from Cook County Department of Public Health. Cook County Department of Public Health. For one thing, unvaccinated people can easily enter vaccine-only spaces, because vaccine cards are notoriously easy to fake, and because some cities have been accepting a negative test, up to three days old, in place of proof of vaccination. Meantime, masks will still be required on public transit, in hospitals and other health care centers, and in nursing homes and other congregate settings, such as prisons and jails, under federal requirements. St. Louis Park Public Schools: All students and staff must wear masks while indoors and on school buses. The city's case positivity rate is down to 2.0%, from a peak of 20.3% on Jan. 1. After all, once a person is vaccinated, they stay vaccinated; removing a mandate doesnt remove their protection in the same way that, say, lifting a mask mandate would. Nonetheless, Pekau expects the village resolution to pass. While patrons should anticipate having to show proof of vaccination in the coming weeks this will not start on Monday, January 3, 2022 in RTPD facilities. Fully vaccinated staff may take off their masks with social distancing in place when alone in an office or when it supports educational instruction. Only doses administered at a CCH site will be Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: Masks required for people 2 and older inside terminals and on airport property. The state's most populous county will lift its mask and proof-of-vaccine requirements on Feb. 28. Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or comply with regular testing. 0 wear a mask while inside school buildings, every person in their buildings to wear a mask, Masks are required indoors and on school buses, Masks are required for staff, students and visitors inside all school buildings, Masks are required inside school buildings. People who have been granted a religious or medical exemption from vaccination by their employer will be exempt, but must show proof of the exemption, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test within the past 72 hours. Chicago Office | Illinois Policy CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and suburban Cook County health officials said they anticipate that the city's proof of vaccine requirement and indoor mask mandate will lift around the same time as the state's, but many residents say they'll be keeping their face coverings on. White Bear Lake Area Schools: Masks are required for anyone 2 and older in district buildings and transportation regardless of vaccination status. Chicago will end its indoor mask mandate and will no longer require that restaurants, fitness centers and bars demand proof of vaccination from customers on Monday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Tuesday. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy Skokie, Evanston, Oak Park, and Stickney Township have their own local health departments, and can set their own regarding whether proof of vaccination will be required at any indoor businesses. CDPH COVID-19 Update: Cook County at High COVID-19 Community Level Based on CDC Metrics July 15, 2022 Chicagoans should stay up-to-date with vaccines and boosters, and mask indoors COVID-19 Joint Information Center media.coronavirus@cityofchicago.org Allina Health: Employee vaccination is required. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? President Frank Fox disagrees with the vaccine requirements for staff and customers. It's possible, but I think it would be foolish to say we would never expect to see another variant. Please visit this link for the Cook County information: https://cookcountypublichealth.org/communicable-diseases/covid-19/mitigation-guidance, Patrons planning an event (e.g. The new proof of vaccination rule has raised some concerns for local businesses who are working out how to enforce it and avoid friction with customers. If youre having a drink in a vaccinated-only bar, the people around you will be less likely to be infected with the coronavirus (even in the age of Omicron), and less likely to spread it when infected. Hark! HealthPartners: Employees must be fully vaccinated or document a medical or religious reason for declining a vaccine by Oct. 30. However, they did not provide specific metrics that would prompt the city to reinstate those requirements. But the blowback from the business community, she told me, would simply have been too intense. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks and a runoff election before a winner is declared. He also hinted his superseding state mask mandate could return if case rates rebound, requiring Cook County residents to mask up again even if the local order is revoked. The mayor and Arwady also warned that either or both of the mandates might need to be reinstated if there's another surge of COVID-19 cases in the future. Mississippi Market Co-op: All staff and shoppers must mask up, regardless of vaccination status. A million ways. An updated rider will be added to current and future rental agreements outlining the responsibility of the event organizer. Moorhead Area Public Schools: Masks are required indoors for all staff, students and visitors. They also do not apply for houses of worship. ", The Chicago Teachers Union was supportive of CPS' decision saying: "Masks remain critical part of COVID mitigation. While local, county and state officials are revoking the indoor masking requirement for most state residents, Illinois students and school staff will continue to remain masked as other states empower local school districts to decide. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191: Staff, students and visitors over age 3 must wear masks in schools. The proof of vaccine rules in Chicago will apply to everyone age 5 and older and includes restaurants, bars, gyms and other venues like sports and entertainment arenas. And First Avenue said all concertgoers will be required to provide proof of completed vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test to see shows at its venues. Masks had been required at all indoor businesses in Chicago since Aug. 20, 2021, and the vaccine mandate for gyms, restaurants, bars, and other food establishments had been in effect since Jan. 3. Please enter valid email address to continue. Cook County plans to follow Chicagos lead. Great Wolf Lodge: All guests ages 5 and older are required to wear a face covering in all public areas of the resort, with some exceptions. JB Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are The mandate in respect to Park District is centered around activities which increase the heart and exhalation rates when around others. Now, Pritzker said hes watching hospitalizations. All secondary students (grades six through 12) are required to wear a mask during the school day through Oct. 20., when the policy will be revisited. All rights reserved, Who Did Your Ward Vote For? "It's huge, we've had to turn down a lot of people and a lot of new customers who come from out of state and really didn't have the same laws as other states," he said. Rubin, of Cook County, said that her health department could only give a warning to establishments that werent checking vaccine cards. If you're a city of Chicago employee, you need to be vaccinated," she said. The League of Chicago Theaters, which includes Broadway in Chicago, will also continue to require masks and proof of vaccine for all performances. Hennepin Healthcare: All employees, including those working remotely, must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. Lightfoot took office in 2019 after winning more than 73% of the vote in a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Washington County: Employees and visitors are required to wear masks in county facilities. 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