FOX 32 Chicago. In fact, the village mayor said he expects many local businesses to not follow them. Under the deal, those who were fired for citing their religious beliefs in objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate will receive more than $24,000 each. Why are some programs eligible to participate and other not under the Cook County mandate? We are on track to come out on the other side of this latest COVID storm in better shape than even the doctors expected, Pritzker said at a news conference Feb. 9. 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. WebCook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance and COVID-19 The COVID-19 Vaccination Rights for Employees and Employer Obligations Ordinance went into effect on July 1, 2021. The vaccination rule originally followed a similar order implemented in Chicago, which mandates proof of vaccination for most indoor establishments, including restaurants, bars, gyms, as well as sports and entertainment venues. When guidance and requirements change, the River Trails Park District may need time to fully review and communicate any changes to patrons and staff. Workers had no central database against which to check whether customers were immunized, and some were harassed when they asked for proof of vaccination. School and workplace mandates for vaccines have succeeded in raising immunization rates. Fridley Public Schools: The school district will require every person in their buildings to wear a mask when classes start this fall, regardless of vaccination status. "We're seeing ourselves on the downward slope of this Omicron surge.". A.D. Quig. Gov. Lightfoot responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by implementing a vaccine mandate that she described as inconvenient by design. Under St. Paul: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings. After clinical trials with children were completed, kids as young as 5 years old can now get the life-saving vaccine. 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. They must complete their series by Nov. 1. News & Upcoming Events Cook Country Vaccine Mandate Information- Updated Dec 31, 2021. With the full Food and Drug Administration approval of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine, St. Marys will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated, with exceptions. "A lot of people don't have the vaccine and a lot of businesses suffered because a lot of people couldn't come out then," Yvenetta Welch said. 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. Cook Country Vaccine Mandate Information- Updated Dec 31, 2021, Toggle the visibility of the Accessibility Toolbar, https://cookcountypublichealth.org/communicable-diseases/covid-19/mitigation-guidance. Wayzata Public Schools: Students pre-K through eighth grade and all staff, volunteers and visitors in schools with those students are required to wear masks inside on school days between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Students in grades nine through 12 and staff, volunteers and visitors of Wayzata High School are required to wear masks inside between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools: Everyone 2 and older will be required to wear face coverings, regardless of vaccination status. "Well, I think after 2020 we all feel a little uncomfortable moving forward about how we submerge ourselves in large groups, but, personally, I think it's something we just have to take our chances with," diner Jevon Smith said. Local, county, state and CDC guidance and regulations change frequently. I spoke with three public-health officials in large American cities with entertainment-sector vaccine mandates, and each one of them insisted that the requirements had persuaded some residents to get the jab. "There is nothing that indicates, no data that supports, that those businesses are the source of COVID.". Shortly after, Chicago health officials released their own statement, saying if the city continues to see declines in these leading COVID metrics, it, too, should be in a position to lift restrictions at that time. 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. Northfield Public Schools: Masks are required in school buildings and on school district transportation for ages 2 and older. Staff are recommended but not required to wear masks. The rules have been very clear. North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District: Face masks are required for all students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Carleton College: All students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; requests for exemptions will be considered. South Washington County Schools: Masks are required indoors for staff, students and visitors age 2 through eighth grade, including on buses, regardless of vaccination status. 194 0 obj <> endobj St. Marys University of Minnesota: All employees and students must wear a mask while inside university buildings. 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. -An individual 18 years of age or younger who enters a business to participate in a school activity or after-school program offered by a K-12 public or non-public school. Customers will have to provide a valid photo ID if they're at least 16 years old, as well as their vaccination card or a photocopy; or else a digital record, or printed record of their vaccination status. and Terms of Service apply. Compliance with the mandates on the part of businesses has been spotty too. County health inspectors will be checking on businesses to make sure they comply with the new mandate. ", "We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly. Barry Brecheisen/Eater Chicago. But the blowback from the business community, she told me, would simply have been too intense. JB Pritzker earlier this month announced he would be lifting the statewide indoor mask mandate on the same day. Establishments where food or beverages are served and intended for on-site consumption. And it could falsified. Mounds View Public Schools: Masks are required inside school buildings for all staff, students and visitors. In Chicago and Cook County, a vaccine mandate remains in place, which requires residents age 5 and older to provide proof of COVID vaccination before attending restaurants, bars and gyms, among other locations. READ: Full order from Cook County Department of Public Health. First published on February 23, 2022 / 6:42 AM. The mandate will apply to patrons and employees and will come online in phases. Essentia Health: Employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "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. Masks will still be required in some places. If the main purpose is to help people get vaccinated, then it can make sense to do that for a time and then remove it, Julia Raifman, a public-health researcher at Boston University, told me. The vaccine requirement was issued on Dec. 23, 2021, and St. Paul's vaccine requirement was set to expire 40 days after it took effect. The owner of Issues Barber and Beauty Salon said it's mask optional for customers while most of the staff is choosing to continue wearing their masks. The city's proof of vaccination requirement also goes into effect on Jan. 3. We understand this is an adjustment for all and much of our winter 2022 session begins the weeks of January 3rd and 10th. Minneapolis Public Schools: Masks are required for staff, students and visitors inside all school buildings, regardless of vaccination status. Cloud Area School District 742: Universal masking is required for children and adults inside district buildings and using district transportation. Additionally, all students, staff, faculty and visitors must wear masks indoors for at least the first six weeks of the semester regardless of vaccination status. Hibbing Public School: All staff, students and visitors must wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status. In early March 2022, a national database tracking COVID-19 vaccine experienced a change causing IDPH to update its procedures for pulling vaccine data from the database. From Friday to Monday, 68,310 more COVID-19 vaccine shots were administered. The Cedar Cultural Center: All eventgoers and staff are required to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within the past 72 hours. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago and Cook County will require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor venues and Illinois Secretary of State offices will be closed starting Monday due to a surge in infections. Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Students, faculty and staff must be fully vaccinated. "The position we've taken is, allow people to make a choice.". Winona Arts Center: Masks are required inside the building, unless you are actively eating or drinking. ", The Chicago Teachers Union was supportive of CPS' decision saying: "Masks remain critical part of COVID mitigation. Hennepin Healthcare: All employees, including those working remotely, must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are As with the state, the changes would not apply to public transit, health care facilities or schools, and business owners can still impose stricter requirements if they want to. Fights over vaccine requirements in movie theaters could also lead to court challenges that end up limiting the governments ability to institute vaccine requirements at all. The news, analysis and community conversation found here is funded by donations from individuals. What's next for Mayor Lightfoot after election loss? The decision to lift the indoor mask mandate and proof of vaccination requirement in Chicago and suburban Cook County on Feb. 28 comes after Gov. Anyone not vaccinated must be tested weekly. This policy also applies to events at 7th Street Entry and Fine Line in Minneapolis, and the Turf Club, the Fitzgerald Theater and Palace Theatre in St. Paul. Red Lake Reservation: All people who enter the reservation for employment or business services must be vaccinated, with exceptions for pregnant women, people with certain medical conditions, children younger than 12 and for religious reasons. New York City, for example, fired 1,430 city workers for failing to comply with its vaccine mandate (Fitzsimmons, 2022). Associated Press. Vaccination will also be required for anyone entering Essentia Health facilities to do any work. Photo by Bruce Silcox | Courtesy of Minnesota Children's Museum, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth officials. 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. WASHINGTON (AP) The military services are still reviewing possible discipline of troops who refused the order to get the COVID-19 vaccine, defense officials told Congress on Tuesday, and they Gyms and fitness venues, including, but not limited to, gyms, recreation facilities, fitness centers, yoga, Pilates, cycling, barre, and dance studios, hotel gyms, boxing and kickboxing gyms, fitness boot camps, and other facilities used for conducting indoor group fitness classes. You can show proof of vaccination with a physical card, a picture of your card, or through the state's new Smart Health Card pass on your phone. No one could provide me with any numbers, though. 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. February 23, 2022 / 6:42 AM A Cook County Department of Public Health spokesperson said the new mitigations will be for everyone over the age of five and will go into effect on January 3. The River Trails Park District is monitoring and following all guidance provided by the health experts and epidemiologists. she said. A graph tracking new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in suburban Cook County as of Dec. 22, 2021. hallways, gym, program spaces, restrooms, etc.). As a result, the updated data pull was able to identify additional vaccine doses delivered to Illinois not previously captured. In a statement issued Feb. 9, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced its vaccination and masking orders can be lifted in consistent with Illinois' Gov. Minnesota Zoo: Face masks are required when visiting indoor trails for everyone 3 and older. Gov. Americans feelings about mandates there would likely be complicated even if the mandates did definitively work. As a reminder Masks are still required inside any of our facilities and programs. In Cook County, Illinois, the vaccine mandate lasted less than two months. However, they did not provide specific metrics that would prompt the city to reinstate those requirements. 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. Guthrie Theater: Beginning Sept. 30, ticket holders are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test received within 72 hours, including children who arent yet eligible for vaccines. The city noted its indoor mask mandate also remains in effect. Cook County officials later announced they also would do away with their own mask and vaccine card mandates on Feb. 28. Beginning Jan. 19, you will need to provide a proof of vaccination or negative test taken within 72 hours if you visit a place Chicago and Cook County health officials announced plans to revoke pandemic masking and vaccination entry requirements by Feb. 28, the day Illinois statewide mask mandate will be lifted. I don't think we're going to be doing a fourth dose, and anything like that, for months, if even ever. Anyone 16 and older will also need to show identification matching their vaccine record. 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