NYC Will Require Proof of Vaccine, , for Indoor Dining, <br />Performances and Gyms.<br />The new policy was announced by <br />NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Aug. 3.<br />The policy mirrors those <br />that have been recently <br />instituted in European countries <br />such as France and Italy. .<br />But it is the first of its kind <br />to be implemented in the U.S.<br />We think it is so important to make clear that if you are vaccinated, you get to benefit in all sorts of ways, Bill de Blasio, Mayor of NYC, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />You get to live a better life. Besides your health in general, you get to participate in many, many things. , Bill de Blasio, Mayor of NYC, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />And if you’re unvaccinated, there are going to be fewer and fewer things that you’re able to do, Bill de Blasio, Mayor of NYC, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />As part of the program, <br />a health pass called <br />"Key to NYC Pass" will contain <br />New Yorkers' proof of vaccination.<br />Use of the pass will <br />be enforced beginning in Sept., .<br />but the program is set to begin later in Aug.<br />Entrance into indoor public venues will <br />require the use of the "Key to NYC Pass.".<br />Government mandates of the use of <br />a similar type of pass in France has met <br />with widespread protest.<br />But it also motivated millions <br />of vaccine appointment bookings.<br />De Blasio has been hesitant to issue <br />mask mandates similar to those that have <br />been issued in LA and other West Coast cities.<br />Close to 66 percent of adult New Yorkers <br />are fully vaccinated
