NEW YORK (WABC) Weddings and catered events are scheduled to resume on Monday with a number of restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Venues are restricted to 50% capacity, with no more than 150 people per event and must notify local health departments of large events, above the social gathering limit, in advance.
The social gathering limit was recently increased to up to 100 people indoors or 200 people outdoors.
All patrons must be tested prior to the event, must sign-in with contact information required to assist with potential contact tracing, and must wear masks at all times except when seated and eating or drinking.
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Other developmental or high-risk disabilities that put an individual at especially high risk
That last bullet point makes things a little fuzzy. Essentially any individual whose health is deemed at risk by a health care provider could qualify.
Some call it a loophole, but San Francisco Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said it s intentional. If your health care provider is saying you re eligible for a vaccine we will for the most part be compliant with that order, said Colfax. The point is we want low barrier access to vaccines. We don t want to create too much bureaucracy, too many forms.
One LA was behind the vaccine drive and organizers say it was a success. The response has been phenomenal, people are very eager to get the vaccine, said Robert Hoo with the nonprofit. There s people that are not eligible yet who, they re still waiting until they re eligible so the response has been great.
Volunteers went door to door to drive up interest in getting the Pfizer shot among local residents.
For many residents like Letitia Bogar, getting the vaccine in her neighborhood makes a big difference. At the beginning, I was a little nervous but the more information I found out about it and seeing everyone else get the shot, I said I m good, she added.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that New York will be preparing to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by May 1, but the task "is a logistical undertaking, unlike anything we have done before."