Over a year ago, the pandemic sent young New Yorkers packing. But, after the vaccine rollout began mid-December, COVID-19 rates began to drop [1], reaching an all-time low at the end of June 2021.
Today, young New Yorkers started to breathe life back into the city. But as vaccination rates slow [2] and variants run rampant [3], new policies [4] are putting a hold on life again — especially for those who are young and unvaccinated.
Monday marked the first day that citywide vaccine mandates were enforced. [5] The city deployed inspectors to make sure restaurants, bars, gyms, entertainment venues and other indoor venues checked their workers and customers' vaccine cards before allowing them to enter.
The Key to NYC [6] policy states all customers aged 12 or older are required to show proof of at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine upon entering indoor dining, entertainment facilities and gyms. Mayor Bill De Blasio announced the new policy on Aug. 17, giving businesses nearly four weeks to prepare for the requirements.
“I think it’s a really good mandate because we can’t force people to get vaccinated, but we can say ‘you can’t go in these restaurants,’ so it’s a good way to motivate people who are unsure about getting the vaccine but want to go out to eat and go to Broadway,” said Clara Plutzer, a 21- year-old student at New York University.
The new policy came after data showed young New Yorkers still lagged well behind [7]older residents for vaccination rates.
“I am absolutely certain this is going to motivate a lot of people to get vaccinated, particularly young people,” Blasio said in August. “We know one of the biggest areas of concern is reaching younger New Yorkers.”
63% of New York City adults ages 18 to 24 are fully vaccinated and 64% of adults ages 25 to 34 are fully vaccinated. But all other age groups, except for those 85 and older, have 10% more fully vaccinated individuals, according to data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. [8]
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[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/new-york-city-new-york-covid-cases.html
[2] https://www.amny.com/news/covid-19-stats-nyc-reaching-historic-lows-but-vaccination-slows-to-crawl/
[3] https://www.amny.com/news/health-dept-data-shows-variants-rising-in-new-york-citys-covid-19-cases/
[4] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page
[5] https://www.amny.com/coronavirus/city-starts-enforcing-covid-vaccine-mandate-at-indoor-venues-monday/
[6] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page
[7] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page
[8] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page
[9] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page
[10] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-main.page
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