Jan. 11, 2022 - Epoch Times
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| Now let's begin today's discussion over in New York, where the definition of being fully vaccinated is really beginning to shift. | |
| How? | |
| Well, just yesterday, a restaurant group, which has over 18 different locations, they announced that they will be requiring both their employees as well as their customers to have gotten a booster vaccine shot as a prerequisite for stepping through the door. | |
| Let me just repeat that. | |
| Here in New York City, where we filmed the show, where, by the way, we already have some of the strictest vaccine mandate policies in the entire country, you quite literally have to show a vax card in order to enter any kind of a restaurant. | |
| Well, this restaurant chain is saying that that's not enough. | |
| Instead, they will be requiring both their employees as well as their patrons to show proof that they have received a booster shot as well. | |
| Now, the restaurant group in question here, it's called the Union Square Hospitality Group, and they have 18 different locations throughout the city, most of them being rather upscale places. | |
| And here's what the owner of that restaurant group said during an interview on CNBC. And if you've been following the development surrounding the vaccine mandates throughout America, then you likely know that this restaurant chain is not alone. | |
| In fact, just a few days ago, Here is what Gavin Newsom, who is of course California's governor, he's a Democrat, here's what he sent out via Twitter. | |
| California will require healthcare workers to get their booster. | |
| With Omicron on the rise, we're taking immediate actions to protect Californians and ensure our hospitals are prepared. | |
| And with that, California became the second state in the nation, right after New Mexico, to require that their healthcare workers get the booster shot. | |
| Likewise, there are numerous colleges and universities across the country right now which are also requiring that their staff members, their faculty, as well as their students get the booster shots. | |
| These are schools like Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Northwestern, Columbia, Amherst, Emory, Georgetown, NYU, and so on. | |
| There are many, many different schools throughout the country. | |
| And think about it. | |
| If it continues at this rate, and let's say you are a freshman this year, well, who knows how many shots you'll be required to take before you actually graduate. | |
| In your first year alone, you've already been mandated to take three. | |
| And besides schools, there are other businesses that are getting into the booster mandate game as well. | |
| For instance, according to a press release which came out just last week, All performers, all staff members, as well as all the audience members who would like to attend the New York Metropolitan Opera, they will have to show evidence that they've received a booster shot prior to entering the building or attending a performance. | |
| Here's in fact what that particular press release said when it came out. | |
| And likewise, Bill de Blasio, who is the mayor of New York, he's a Democrat, although he has only about two weeks left in his tenure, he publicly came out and said that he is considering mandating booster shots for all city workers. | |
| Now, if you are looking at all this and you're thinking to yourself, you know what, I'm just considering getting a fake vaccine document. | |
| Well, you better think twice, especially here in the state of New York. | |
| That's because, just yesterday, the governor of New York, she signed a new bill into law which officially criminalized having a fake vaccine COVID card. | |
| The new bill, which is referred to as the Truth in Vaccination Law, it goes into effect immediately and it makes it a Class D felony to falsify COVID vaccine records. | |
| And for reference, by the way, a non-violent Class D felony, it's punishable from anywhere between no jail time with probation all the way up to punishment of seven years in jail. | |
| Here's what Kathy Hochul, who is again New York's governor, she is a Democrat, here's what she said in regards to this new law. | |
| Individuals who misrepresent their vaccination history not only jeopardize their own health, but the health of all those they come into contact with. | |
| This legislation ensures that as New York opens up and many businesses choose to rely on checking vaccination status, the falsification of vaccination records will not be tolerated. |
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