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Sao Paulo to Require Vaccine for Entry Into Restaurants, Events
- Mayor says shot status can be proved with card or QR code
- Businesses caught with unvaccinated patrons can be fined
Ricardo Nunes in November 2020.
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The most populous city in Latin America will begin requiring residents to have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in order to enter restaurants, bars and public events.
Sao Paulo’s new “vaccine passport” rule announced by Mayor Ricardo Nunes mandates that some businesses must ensure the vaccination status of each patron in order to avoid fines, which Nunes said “won’t be cheap,” in a press conference Monday.