(ETH) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Monday said he has asked private businesses to only offer admission to patrons who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a report from TheHill contending that it is “in your best business interest” to adopt the new policy.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says private businesses, including stadiums and restaurants, should switch to "vaccine-only admission"
"If you say to people, 'Well, if you don't have a vaccine, you can't get into these establishments,' then you'll see a real incentive to get vaccinated" pic.twitter.com/mQt6L7m4sH
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 2, 2021
“Private businesses, I am asking them and suggesting to them: Go to vaccine-only admission. Go to vaccine-only admission. We did this, Radio City Music Hall, months ago. Reopened vaccine-only, sold out all the shows. Sports arenas. They went up to about 90 percent vaccine-only. Private businesses, bars, restaurants. Go to a vaccine-only admission. I believe it’s in your best business interest,” Cuomo said during a news conference.
Cuomo said he thinks implementing “vaccine-only admission” will help incentivize New Yorkers to get inoculated. “If you say to people, ‘Well if you don’t have a vaccine, you can’t get into these establishments,’ then you will see a real incentive to get vaccinated,” he said.
Cuomo also urged local governments to adopt the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week that urges vaccinated Americans to wear masks in “public, indoor settings” in parts of the country with “substantial” or “high” levels of transmission.
In an attempt to slow the spread of the virus, some businesses are asking customers and their employees to show proof of vaccination according to CNBC News. On Friday, Disney said it is requiring all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated against Covid by the end of September.
Radio City Music Hall “did this months ago,” Cuomo said Monday. “Reopened. Vaccine only. Sold out all of the shows. Cuomo’s comments came the same day he announced a vaccine mandate for employees of the state’s MTA and Port Authority, giving transportation workers the option to get vaccinated by Labor Day or face weekly coronavirus testing. The mandate is similar to an order Cuomo issued for state hospital employees last week in response to the surging delta variant.
