District Court for the Northern District of California, photos show how the fake vaccination cards closely mirror the real cards issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which show the type of vaccine and date of inoculation handwritten by a medical provider. In a recent criminal complaint by the U.S. Even before a city government mulled requiring proof of vaccination, vaccine mandates issued by corporations for employees, and by universities for students wanting to return to campus this fall, already fueled demand for a new industry selling fake vaccination cards online. It’s up to the health department to figure out, but it certainly shouldn’t be the burden of store owners, bars and gyms to be regulating that."Īs the grace period that starts next week, enforcement of the rule begins Sept. "I just don’t think that we’re going to be the vaccination police. "Whether you’re vaccinated or not, you are welcome," manager Mary Josephine Generoso told the station. All customers who wish to patronize are welcome in our establishment," WCBS-TV reported. While some restaurants embraced the requirement, others, like Pasticceria Rocco in Brooklyn, have been more defiant to de Blasio’s mandate, and a large sign in its window reads, "We do not discriminate against ANY customer based on sex, gender, race, creed, age, vaccinate or unvaccinated. (Photographer: Allison Hess/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Other restaurant owners, though, have voiced concern about the need to police this new rule, fearing shutdowns from the state department of health would further hurt their already suffering business.Ĭustomers sit outside the Newsbar restaurant in New York, Saturday, Aug. NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GIVES MIZED REACTION TO NEW VACCINE REQUIREMENTS "Mass vaccination is the only way to stop the spread – and these businesses are giving New Yorkers more reasons than ever to protect themselves and their communities. "Early adopters of the Key to NYC program are public health heroes," de Blasio said Monday. 16 – though Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday applauded the some 30 business that already voluntarily started requiring proof of vaccination at entry. The vaccination requirement for New York City indoor dining, entertainment and fitness facilities isn’t supposed to take effect until the week of Aug. New measures requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms and other aspects of public life in New York City and elsewhere are putting a burden on private businesses already beleaguered after COVID-19-induced lockdowns to police fraudulent vaccination cards, as the FBI has sounded the alarm over the growing black markets for such counterfeit inoculation passports. Cynthia Lummis discusses new CDC coronavirus guidance, infrastructure and the upcoming Beijing Olympics. What would be the long-term impact of a federal vaccine mandate?