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- Los Angeles leaders are considering a stricter new vaccine mandate, the Los Angeles Times reported.
- It would require people to get the shots to enter malls, movie theaters, and hair salons.
- Los Angeles County is averaging 1,400 COVID-19 cases a day, its lowest numbers since mid-July.
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Los Angeles leaders are considering new COVID-19 vaccine requirements that would be one of the strictest yet, requiring people to get the shots to enter malls, movie theaters, and hair salons, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
The proposal also includes tanning salons, skin care businesses, tattoo and piercing shops, massage therapy settings, arcades, pool halls and bowling alleys, the report said.
It would require attendees of outdoor events with more than 5,000 people to prove vaccination or show a negative virus test as of November 4, the report said.
Los Angeles County announced 1,147 new cases were reported on Tuesday, a decline from the daily numbers earlier this year.
Public health officials however are still expressing caution.
"We've been here before. During early fall 2020, community transmission was low until, then, it wasn't," L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the LA Times. "Last winter was brutal, and given the unpredictability of the virus and the variants, we need to accelerate the pace of vaccinations since this is the most effective tool we have to prevent another deadly surge."
The proposed mandate follows a less strict one from earlier in September, which requires proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for indoor bars, breweries, lounges, wineries, and nightclubs, Insider previously reported.
Customers and employees at these indoor venues must have at least one vaccine dose by October 7 and receive their second by November 4.
The order also requires proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for big outdoor events like sports games beginning October 7.
In July, Los Angeles County reinstated an indoor mask mandate for all, regardless of vaccination status. The county's public health officer Dr. Muntu Davis called it an "all-hands-on-deck moment" during a virtual press conference.