LA City leaders voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an ordinance requiring partial vaccination to enter public indoor spaces.
“You not being vaccinated actually impacts the health of everyone else. So, that argument that you have the right to not access the vaccine or not get vaccinated just doesn’t work anymore,” said Council Member Nury Martinez, who co-sponsored the proposal with Council Member Mitch O’Farrell.
O’Farrell insists this is “not a vaccine mandate.” He said unvaccinated individuals would not be prevented from accessing essentials or grocery items. City Attorney Mike Feuer, whose office is responsible for crafting the law, specifically referred to “optional” businesses like bars, gyms, restaurants and theatres as places that would be covered under the ordinance.
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