December 23, 2021 / 4:20 PM Published January 10, 2022. 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. The rules have been very clear. JB Pritzker said he anticipates the state's indoor mask mandate for venues that are not schools, hospitals and public transit will lift on Feb. 28 as COVID hospitalizations continue to drop. The Cook County Department of Public Health announced, beginning Jan. 3, 2022, customers age 5 and up will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter Students, teachers, and staff are still required to wear masks indoors as part of a COVID-19 safety agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. The city noted its indoor mask mandate also remains in effect. According to an Axios/Ipsos poll, support for vaccine mandates in stores and restaurants dropped between the beginning and end of February, from 51 percent to 41. 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. After clinical trials with children were completed, kids as young as 5 years old can now get the life-saving vaccine. Osseo Area Schools: Staff, students and visitors over the age of 2 must wear face coverings inside school facilities. Unlike in schools or workplaces, where each persons immunization records need to be checked only once, sales clerks must see every customers card, every day. Laura Jeffrey Academy: All staff must be fully vaccinated, and masks are required. Across the country, cities and counties that have required proof of vaccination from those in bars, restaurants, and other private venues are starting to drop their mandates, all at once, a move that has angered some observers. "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 also be required on all school bus and district transportation. 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. On Tuesday, however, A survey found that over 90% of NYC restaurants reported having customer-related challenges, such as losing customers who objected to the mandate, and 75% having staff-related challenges (New York State Restaurant Daisy Murillo, 20, of North Riverside, receives a booster shot against COVID-19 at Cook Countys Forest Park Community Vaccination Site at 7630 Roosevelt Rd. %PDF-1.6 % Hamline University: All students and employees are required to be fully vaccinated. Rubin, of Cook County, said that her health department could only give a warning to establishments that werent checking vaccine cards. "I don't feel safe without the mask," he said. FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu, National survey, some statewide metrics show Minnesotans seeing less COVID. Restauranteur George Willborn III said with no masks requires he hopes to see a bump in revenue at his restaurant Truth Italian Restaurant in Bronzeville. 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. However, dining sections inside grocery stores are not exempt. Mayo Clinic: All employees must be fully vaccinated or get a religious exemption by Dec. 3, or face a month of unpaid leave. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Dunwoody College of Technology: Face masks required on campus until the college reaches a vaccination threshold of at least 80 percent. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced earlier this week for the city of Chicago. A million ways. Associated Press. / CBS Chicago. The policy will go into effect Oct. 15. Allina Health: Employee vaccination is required. St. Catherine University: All students, faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated, unless the school approves a medical, religious or other exemption. CPS late Tuesday said its mask mandate will remain in place. Minnesota State is also requiring masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, in areas of substantial or high transmission. College of St. Benedict: All students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester. Fully vaccinated staff may take off their masks with social distancing in place when alone in an office or when it supports educational instruction. University of Minnesota: The University of Minnesota will add the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine to those already required for students. Establishments where food or beverages are served and intended for on-site consumption. Anyone 16 and older will also need to show identification matching their vaccine record. Businesses will be required to post signs regarding the proof of vaccination requirement. in Forest Park, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. For one thing, unvaccinated people can easily enter vaccine-only spaces, because vaccine cards are notoriously easy to fake, and because some cities have been accepting a negative test, up to three days old, in place of proof of vaccination. Here's where you'll need to show proof of vaccination, Establishments where food or beverages are served, including, but not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, dining areas of grocery stores, breweries, wineries, distilleries, banquet halls, and hotel ballrooms. It's possible, but I think it would be foolish to say we would never expect to see another variant. M Health Fairview: The COVID-19 vaccine is required for all employees by Oct. 31, with limited exemptions. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The state of Illinois along with Chicago officially lifted their indoor mask mandates, with the city also ending its proof of vaccination requirement. "I'll be 81 on February 18," she said. St. Johns University: All students must be vaccinated for the fall semester. As a reminder Masks are still required inside any of our facilities and programs. Know of more places that have announced policies? As of Tuesday, approximately 69% of the city's eligible population has been fully vaccinated, and 76.5% of those eligible have had at least one dose of the vaccine. Heres where masks and vaccines are required across Minnesota. Americans feelings about mandates there would likely be complicated even if the mandates did definitively work. "Thanks to your compliance, we were able to keep people safe, bump up our vaccination rates, and keep our economy open," she said. Under terms of the district's COVID-19 safety agreement with CTU, masks will be required in schools through Aug. 26. 0 ", The Chicago Teachers Union was supportive of CPS' decision saying: "Masks remain critical part of COVID mitigation. North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District: Face masks are required for all students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. A graph tracking new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in suburban Cook County as of Dec. 22, 2021. "I want other people to live and I want to live, so I'm going to wear my mask.". 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. March 10, 2022 In Cook County, Illinois, the vaccine mandate lasted less than two months. Minnetonka Public Schools: Visitors, students and staff in kindergarten through eighth grade will be required to wear masks at school, with exceptions. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory: Masks are required both indoors and outdoors throughout the entire campus for visitors 3 and older regardless of vaccination status. BBB shares top scams of 2022 . City officials say Chicago restaurants and businesses could face a costly fine for not properly posting or enforcing the new vaccine-only policy, or keeping a log of vaccinated employees. The requirement applies to all university campuses and offices statewide. Customers who are only entering a business for 10 minutes or less to pick up an order. 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 And it could falsified. Pritzker said that mandate could be lifted in the coming weeks if rates continue their downward trajectory. Its not like the state police or even the county sheriffs police were willing, for example, to help us, she told me. St. Marys University of Minnesota: All employees and students must wear a mask while inside university buildings. WebIndividuals who received the COVID vaccine at a Cook County Health vaccination site are eligible for an electronic vaccination card. What's next for Mayor Lightfoot after election loss? The proportion of respondents who strongly support such policies fell by one-third, even though the ranks of the vaccinatedfor whom vaccine requirements present the smallest hasslegrow by the day. We understand there may be some inconsistencies and we are seeking legislative action to hopefully address elements of the mandate. What about places that aren't included in the new guidelines? Brooklyn Park: Masks are required in all city facilities. Hospital admissions mirror this decline through the end of January. 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 Cook County Department of Public Health said it also anticipates that if key metrics continue to improve, the vaccination and masking orders for suburban Cook County, except for Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park and Stickney Township, who said they are still reviewing what to do, can be lifted in the same timeframe Pritzker laid out Wednesday. Tell us. must be vaccinated for the fall semester. 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. Dakota County: Library visitors 2 and older are required to mask up regardless of vaccination status. t 217.528.8800 f 312.212.5277 e info@illinoispolicy.org, Copyright 2023 Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here. We understand this is an adjustment for all and much of our winter 2022 session begins the weeks of January 3rd and 10th. Churches, schools, grocery stores, office buildings, and residential buildings also are exempt from the proof of vaccination mandate, according to the mayor. Visiting many indoor places including bars and restaurants in Chicago and suburban Cook County now requires proof of vaccination. Including, but not limited to, movie theaters, music and concert venues, live performance venues, adult entertainment venues, commercial event and party venues, sports arenas, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, card rooms, family entertainment centers, play areas, pool and billiard halls, and otherrecreational game centers. After all, once a person is vaccinated, they stay vaccinated; removing a mandate doesnt remove their protection in the same way that, say, lifting a mask mandate would. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks and a runoff election before a winner is declared. A survey found that over 90% of NYC restaurants reported having customer-related challenges, such as losing customers who objected to the mandate, and 75% having staff-related challenges (New York State Restaurant On December 23, 2021, Cook County, Illinois, issued Public Health Order No. Chicago, Cook County to lift mask mandates and vaccine requirement Feb. 28, lift the citys proof of vaccination requirement. Additionally, anyone attending films, concerts, exhibit openings and special events must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours. 2021-11, joining the City of Chicago in requiring certain indoor establishments (including restaurants, gyms and fitness centers, and entertainment venues) to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of patrons five years of age and older, effective January 3, 2022. Employees may request exemptions from the 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. Wabasha Eye Clinic and Plainview Eye Clinic: Only scheduling appointments for people who have been vaccinated, are under 12 years old or have a medical exemption for vaccines. If you're a city of Chicago employee, you need to be vaccinated," she said. 194 0 obj <> endobj WA Frost: To eat indoors, diners must show proof of vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours. Moorhead Area Public Schools: Masks are required indoors for all staff, students and visitors. Restaurants, gyms, and indoor entertainment venues were required to Compliance with the mandates on the part of businesses has been spotty too. And the science is clear - it will take all of us to beat COVID; people of all backgrounds, ethnicities and faiths getting vaccinated and taking common sense measures to stop the spread of the virus.". "We are now seeing the fastest rate of decline in our COVID-19 hospitalization metrics since the pandemic began," he said Wednesday. Since Jan. 3, city officials have required everyone dining, drinking or exercising indoors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Olmsted County: Masks required in all county government buildings. Besides the clear, if poorly quantified, loss of safety in those settings, the change could add to a general sense that we need not spend another moment worrying about a pandemic that is still killing almost 1,500 Americans a day. Bloomberg. Exceptions include an assigned apartment or residence hall without guests or when alone in an office or study area. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Mississippi Market Co-op: All staff and shoppers must mask up, regardless of vaccination status. Minnesota Orchestra: Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours is required for entry into Orchestra Hall. The school has also voted to require school employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or get tested weekly. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will be required to mask up. Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or comply with regular testing. Exemptions will be considered. Lightfoot took office in 2019 after winning more than 73% of the vote in a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. The District has identified February 20th as the extension timeframe, this allows approximately seven weeks to get vaccinated, mandates to change and/or potentially gain additional direction from our General Counsel and Insurance carriers which would allow for us to change course with our procedures and policies concerning Covid. The mandate will apply to patrons and employees and will come online in phases. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County amended its vaccination mitigation order Tuesday, allowing some to be exempt from the new rule that took effect Monday. WebBy Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Dec 26, 2022 @ 10:00am The lawsuit says Schaumburg "monitored parking lots" at Motorola's Schaumburg campis in 2020-2021 to now assert it doesn't owe Motorola money under a 2016 tax increntive deal, because Motorola didn't have more than 1,100 people working in the offices during those years Jan 5, 2022 Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. All city employees are required to be fully vaccinated, or face the prospect of being put on unpaid leave, or fired. "I think its unacceptable. Some exemptions may be granted. Arwady noted that a new variant of the virus has emerged approximately every three months. Suburban Cook County will also join Chicago in requiring proof of vaccination for such spaces. But the mayor said the city is able to lift the mask and vaccine mandates for businesses thanks to the ongoing decline in COVID-19 cases in Chicago. Why are we checking? Mark Navin, a bioethicist who studies vaccine mandates and vaccine refusal at Oakland University, told me he worries that the exaggerated backlash to COVID-vaccine mandates could lead to more widespread refusal of routine childhood vaccines. The city is still awaiting an arbitrator's ruling on the vaccine mandate for police officers. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. If you have any questions, contact us at info@rtpd.org or 847-255-1200. For another, vaccinated people are more likely to be infected with Omicron than they were with Delta, especially if theyre not boosted. Hark! ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, Doctor inspired to find treatment for rare diseases after diagnosis. Masks are also required for visitors in county buildings. Minneapolis: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings for those 2 and older. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. News & Upcoming Events Cook Country Vaccine Mandate Information- Updated Dec 31, 2021. I think all of us are very hopeful that we might be able to never put masks back on, Pritzker said at a news conference Feb. 9. St. Paul Public Schools: Masks are mandated in all St. Paul Public School buildings. CentraCare employee Mahado Ali watches as people visited the Islamic Center of St. Students and staff in ninth through 12th grades are strongly recommended to wear masks. By February 28, the requirement was gone. For the majority of the pandemic, politicians have pointed to the number of COVID cases as the most important metric for decision-making. Lightfoot took office in 2019 after winning more than 73% of the vote in a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Countywide, the Cook County Department of Public Health reports an average of 632 new daily cases, down from 1,007 the week prior. Masks are strongly recommended for all people in high schools. What does the vaccine mandate mean? 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. Hours after Lightfoot announced the city was lifting its mask and proof of vaccination mandates effective Monday, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced it was doing the same. The city originally gave employees until Dec. 31 to get fully vaccinated, but after going through arbitration with labor unions for most city employees, that deadline was moved to Jan. 31. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks and a runoff election before a winner is declared. First Avenue: All concertgoers are required to provide proof of completed vaccination, with the final dose at least 14 days prior to the event, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken in the last 72 hours. 215 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1252CE3EE3222444867DAEEFEEDA10A9>]/Index[194 32]/Info 193 0 R/Length 104/Prev 224487/Root 195 0 R/Size 226/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Edina Public Schools: Everyone 2 and older must mask up on district buses, in schools and in athletic and activities settings, regardless of vaccination status. First published on February 23, 2022 / 6:42 AM. Tell us. 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. 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