New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that the city will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for those who want to go into a restaurant, go to the gym, or see a show.
It's the first major U.S. city to implement these kind of restrictions.
What about Los Angeles? Could the city make a similar move?
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, a professor of epidemiology and community health sciences at UCLA, told KNX 1070 In Depth private businesses could support similar restrictions.
"With the health officer orders here in Los Angeles, businesses that do wish to require vaccinations can do so," he said.
"I think also it’s recognized that perhaps requiring vaccinations is something that some institutions and restaurants find actually brings in customers because people feel more comfortable going into an establishment that has these sort of rules in place so I think it can go that way as well.”
Two weeks ago, L.A. County reinstated its indoor mask mandate, regardless of people's vaccination status. Kim-Farley said it could be a while until we see results from that mandate.
"It's going to take a couple of weeks to see the result of that," he said.
"Maybe another two weeks after that to see the results of hospitalizations ‘cause it takes you that long to get sick, to get into the hospital. I think we still need to see how we are doing with the institution of the requirements of indoor masking first.”
