Tue Feb 15, 2022 – 2:27 pm ESTTue Feb 15, 2022 – 2:33 pm EST
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — The nation’s capital dropped a vaccine mandate for businesses Tuesday, once again allowing people to enter restaurants and other public venues without proof of COVID-19 vaccination, though the jabs will remain compulsory for students.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the citywide business mandate, which took effect mid-January, would end February 15.
The move lifts a requirement for gyms, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues to check that patrons age 12 and older have had one shot or risk losing their licenses. Businesses can continue to demand COVID vaccine cards of their own accord.
Bowser had originally set February 15 as the date for businesses to begin verifying that customers were “fully vaccinated.”
A vaccine mandate for D.C. government and healthcare workers remains in force, and a city bill requiring eligible K-12 students to get vaccinated will still come into effect in March, according to The Washington Post. Enforcement of the jab mandate for public and private schools will start in the next academic year.
Bowser also announced Monday that an indoor mask order would expire March
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