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From YouTube: January 12, 2022 COVID response press conference
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A
For
the
consumption
on
site,
the
policy
is
temporary
and
will
go
into
effect
in
one
week
on
wednesday
january
19th.
So,
if
you're
going
somewhere,
where
people
are
eating
or
drinking
indoors,
you'll
need
to
show
a
negative
test
result
from
a
test
taken
within
72
hours
or
your
proof
of
vaccine.
There
is
an
option
for
both
the
surge
in
covet
cases
across
our
city
is
causing
pileups
and
testing
sites
and
is
overwhelming
our
hospitals
and
our
health
care
workers,
and
the
data
is
exceedingly
clear.
That
more
is
needed
to
keep
our
city
safe.
A
While
we
weather
this
highly
contagious
variant.
To
reiterate
this
policy
is
temporary,
but
in
the
meantime
I
recognize
that
this
does
in
fact
add
another
layer
of
responsibility
for
our
local
businesses
and
restaurants,
who
have
bore
the
brunt
of
the
challenges
that
we've
faced
through
this
pandemic,
and
I
can't
emphasize
this
enough.
This
is
a
critical
next
step
to
avoid
closures.
A
We
want
to
stay
open
and
we
need
to
stay
safer.
In
fact,
this
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
patron
your
favorite
local
businesses,
while
being
a
whole
lot
safer.
So
you
can
go
out
to
eat,
knowing
that
the
people
around
you
have
been
vaccinated
or
have
received
a
negative
test
within
the
last
few
days.
I
want
to
see
more
people,
certainly
supporting
those
local
businesses,
because
they've
been
through
so
much
at
the
same
time
we
as
a
city,
we
must
stay
safe.
A
We
all
have
a
role
to
play
in
ensuring
that
this
policy
can
help
curb
this
surge
in
cases
and
keep
our
city
moving
forward
through
this
phase
of
the
pandemic.
A
A
huge
thank
you
to
all
of
the
health
workers
in
our
departments,
our
community
planning
and
economic
development
department,
and
so
many
staff
that
have
helped
and
worked
tirelessly
to
make
sure
that
this
policy
is
done
right
and
fits,
and
it
is
in
fact
a
best
next
step
for
our
residents
and
employees
and
visitors
to
stay
safe.
A
I
appreciate
the
time
and
with
that
I
will
hand
it
over
to
mayor
carter,
who
has
been
a
partner
and
leader
in
these
efforts
and
and
so
very
appreciate
the
partnership
in
our
twin
cities,
mayor
carter,.
B
B
No
one
needs
to
be
told
that
this
pandemic
has
had
significant
and
dire
impacts
on
our
entire
community
in
the
form
of
lives
lost
in
the
form
of
economic
challenges
created
for
community
members
at
all
levels
all
across
the
globe,
and
no
one
needs
to
be
informed
today
that
our
health
care
workers,
our
doctors,
our
nurses,
our
essential
employees,
our
public
employees,
have
served
vital
services
for
us
and
provided
heroic
leadership
for
us
to
fight
us
through
this
pandemic.
What
they
need
from
us.
B
What
they
deserve
from
us
is
not
just
our
thanks
or
our
bumper
stickers
or
our
status
updates
on
social
media,
what
they
re
what
they
deserve
from
us.
What
we
owe
them
is
to
take
every
step
that
we
can
to
be
able
to
fight
the
impacts
of
this
growing
pandemic.
As
I
hear
people
ask,
is
this
like
the
first
phases
and
as
we
reflect
on
those
first
phases
of
this
pandemic,
that
shut
down
our
economy?
That
impacted
us
so
greatly?
B
We
know
that
the
big
difference
between
those
early
stages
of
the
pandemic
and
today
is
that
we
have
more
tools
in
our
toolbox
than
ever
before.
We're
not
helpless
against
the
ongoing
impacts
of
coveted
19..
Together,
we
can
help
prevent
the
spread
and
ensure
that
we
can
all
be
a
part
of
the
solution
of
fighting
back
to
reclaim
those
aspirations
we
have
for
our
community.
It
requires
us
to
all
do
our
part
to
ensure
that
everyone
eligible
gets
vaccinated
to
continue
to
mask,
and
so
today
we're
taking
another
important
step
in
our
fight
against
kobe.
B
The
city
of
saint
paul,
like
minneapolis,
will
institute
a
proof
of
vaccination
or
proof
of
negative
pcr
test
for
licensed
businesses
where
food
and
drink
is
sold
or
served
indoors
for
consumption.
This
order
for
saint
paul
will
take
effect
on
january
19th
for
non-ticketed
events
and
january
26
for
ticketed
events.
B
While
this
is
a
tool
no
one
ever
wants
to
have
to
use.
Amid
these
ongoing
concerns
that
we
hear
from
public
health
professionals
and
amid
the
staggering
increases
we've
experienced
in
case
counts,
we
must
continue
to
leverage
every
tool
we
have
available.
Only
by
working
together
can
we
all
help
prevent
the
spread
of
covid
conquer
this
together
and
keep
our
economy
moving
forward
together.
We're
not
helpless
against
this.
Let's
use
this
tool
to
ensure
we
can
continue
moving
forward
through
this
pandemic.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
believe
I'm
passing
it
forward
to
heidi
ritchie.
C
Thank
you,
mary
carter
and
mayor
frye.
My
name
is
heidi
ritchie,
that's
h-e-I-d-I-r-I-t-c-h-I-e,
I'm
the
interim
health
commissioner.
Here
in
minneapolis
we've
seen,
the
omicron
variant
has
wreaked
havoc
on
our
transmission
rates
in
minneapolis
and
the
region
and
the
state.
We
know
that
the
omicron
variant
is
more
transmissible.
C
This
is
likely
due
to
that
age
group
not
being
able
to
be
vaccinated.
We've
also
seen
cases
tripled
since
mid-december.
Our
seven-day
new
case
rate
was
at
320
cases
per
100
000
on
december
13th,
and
now
it's
at
1
353
per
100
000
as
of
january.
Third,
our
hospital
capacity
is
strained
a
snapshot
from
today's
metro
area.
C
Bed
capacity
shows
very
limited
beds
in
all
of
our
in
all
of
the
units,
including
adult
icu,
medical,
surgical,
pediatric,
icu
and
others
we're
seeing
pediatric
emissions
increasing,
especially
amongst
the
age
group
I
mentioned
before,
those
who
are
unvaccinated
or
under
vaccinated
and
under
age.
Five.
C
But
vaccinations
are
helping
keep
children
out
of
the
hospital
in
looking
at
other
cities
and
states.
They
have
also
begun
implementing
or
re-implementing
mass
mandates
and
vaccine
requirements,
in
particular
for
venues
that
serve
beverage
and
food
in
cities
that
have
implemented
these.
We
have
seen
results,
for
example,
in
new
york
city.
They
went
from
70
adults
with
at
least
one
dose
before
the
vaccination
requirement
in
mid-july
to
90
by
december
10th
in
philadelphia.
C
C
The
vaccine
mandate
will
help
build
our
immunity
wall
in
minneapolis
and
with
the
help
of
saint
paul,
the
region
and
with
the
help
of
other
cities
and
state
cities
that
I
hope,
follow
the
lead,
and
to
that
end,
I
am
happy
to
be
kept,
collaborating
with
st
paul
and
again
encourage
other
cities
to
do
the
same.
Thank
you
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
eric
hanson
and
the
director
of
economic
policy
and
development
here
in
minneapolis.
Thank
you.
D
My
name
is
eric
hanson,
e-r-I-k,
h-a-n-s-e-n
and,
as
heidi
said,
I'm
the
director
of
economic
policy
and
development
within
this
city's
community
planning
and
economic
development
department,
and
I
just
want
to
echo
some
things
that
I
heard
from
both
mayors
this
afternoon
about
what,
where
we
were
two
years
ago,
the
shutdowns
that
we
experienced,
at
least
in
minneapolis,
closed
about
1700
businesses
and
those
business
shutdowns,
translated
into
about
140
000,
plus
people
looking
for
unemployment
benefits
and
the
city
of
minneapolis
is
still
recovering
from
that
economic
impact.
D
As
of
december,
our
friends
at
the
downtown
council
who
tracks
these
this
data
report
we're
only
back
to
about
half
of
seated
diners
from
pre-pandemic
levels.
So
this
is
a
critical
time
for
our
business
community
we've
had
our
theaters
and
our
venues
closed,
they're,
the
first
to
close
and
the
last
to
open,
and
we
are
very
interested
in
keeping
all
of
those
businesses
open
as
a
community.
We
have
to
adjust
to
figure
out
how
to
live
with
this
pandemic.
D
This
regulation,
we
believe,
helps
protect
the
health
of
the
business
owners,
the
workers
and
the
patrons
alike,
while
keeping
these
important
businesses
open-
and
we
remember
how
important
these
are
to
our
quality
of
life
when
they
closed,
and
so
this
regulation,
we're
hoping,
coupled
with
the
mass
mandates
and
and
other
public
health
initiatives
within
minneapolis
and
st
paul,
will
help
keep
those
businesses
open,
and
so
I
echo
both
mayors,
carter
and
frye.
Please
remember:
these
businesses
are
open,
please
do
patronize
them
and
it's
a
very
critical
time
in
the
pandemic.
D
E
Good
afternoon
mayors,
thank
you
for
having
me
this
afternoon.
Jonathan
whitehead
president,
ceo
of
the
minneapolis
regional
chamber.
I
certainly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
share
a
few
thoughts
about
how
our
business
community
is
coming
together
to
support
employees
and
our
businesses
throughout
this
pandemic.
E
Important
to
note,
as
you've
heard
already
today,
minneapolis
and
st
paul
are
open
for
business,
and
we
want
to
keep
it
that
way
as
difficult
as
the
past.
22
months
have
been.
I've
spoken
with
countless
workers
and
business
leaders
who
have
found
their
relationship
strengthened
by
working
together
to
overcome
the
hurdles
that
we've
all
faced.
E
While
the
information
overload
that
has
come
with
coveted
19
is
real.
One
thing
we
do
know
is
that
testing
vaccines
and
masking
are
the
very
best
tools
that
we
have
at
our
disposal
to
mitigate
the
impacts
of
this
virus
and
to
keep
our
economy
open.
Nothing
is
going
to
entirely
prevent
the
spread.
We
know
that,
but
we
can
take
actions
that
will
help
protect
ourselves
and
others.
E
E
We
want
our
employees
to
be
as
healthy
as
possible.
We
want
to
keep
the
economy
going
and
it's
clear
that
the
next
few
weeks
are
going
to
be
difficult,
as
virtually
all
of
us
know
someone
who
has
been
infected
or
contracted
copit19
recently.
I
include
myself
and
my
wife
in
that
group
over
the
holidays
we
had
coveted.
E
I
hope
that
everyone
will
show
kindness,
especially
to
our
healthcare
heroes
and
to
our
frontline
workers,
including
those
in
the
hospitality
sector,
as
we
work
through
this
phase
of
the
pandemic
together.
I'm
confident
that
through
all
of
this
as
cities
and
as
a
region,
we
will
come
out
stronger
and
we
will
do
that
together.
Thank
you
and
I
think
I'm
turning
it
back
over
to
mayor
frye.
A
F
And
mayor
frank,
this
is
sarah
mckenzie.
I'm
going
to
call
on
reporters
that
have
rsvp
to
me.
So
I'm
going
to
start
out
with
john
collins
from
mpr
to
see
if
he
has
any
questions.
G
Yeah
thanks
so
much
for
for
taking
my
question.
I
want
to
get
a
little
more
clarity
on
what
sort
of
events
are
covered
here.
You
said
all
places,
people
eat
or
drink.
Does
that
include
say
stadiums
and
things
like
that.
A
D
Yes,
sir,
we'll
have
articulated
a
number
of
venues
that
would
qualify
but
to
what
mayor
frye
has
said
if
you're
serving
food
or
beverages
indoors,
you're
you're
going
to
be
subject
to
this
proof
of
vaccination
or
or
showing
the
negative
tests.
There
are
some
places
where
you
know
so.
Those
are
like
indoor
restaurants,
coffee
shops,
cafes
bars,
sports
venues,
theaters
bowling
alleys
convention
centers
and,
like
catering
halls,
there
are
some
areas
that
wouldn't
be
applied
to
this,
like
schools
or
hospitals
or
congregate
care
facilities.
D
We
have
you
know
if
there's
like
areas
that
aren't
really
connected
to
a
restaurant
or
a
bar
where
people
might
sit
down.
You
know
people
are
brown
bagging
it
somewhere
downtown.
It's
you're,
not
gonna,
have
to
show
proof
of
fat
vaccine
if
you're
just
grabbing
food
and
going
you
wouldn't
have
to
so
those
transient
actions.
And
so
you
come
in.
D
You
grab
some
food
and
you
leave
and
you
know,
and
then
you
know
and
then
just
general
retailing
facilities
like
grocery
stores,
or
you
know,
hardware
stores
those
things
would
be
exempt
as
well.
So
I
I
hope
that
answers
your
question,
sir
yeah.
A
D
Yeah,
so
there
are
areas
like
I
said
earlier,
where
you
might
be
able
to
sit
down
and
eat
whether
that's
take
out
whether
that's
something
you've
taken
from
home,
whether
and
it's
in
an
indoors
facility,
if
it's
not
exclusive
to
the
restaurant
or
a
bar,
or
you
know
the
place
that
served
the
food,
then
it
wouldn't
qualify
and
really
it
comes
down
to
being
able
to
enforce
people
just
hanging
out
in
the
skyways
or
in
larger.
H
Two
sets
of
questions
for
you.
One
is:
how
are
the
cities
defining
vaccinated?
Does
that
mean
they
had
the
initial
round
of
shots,
or
do
people
need
proof
of
a
booster
as
well
and
separately?
Can
you
provide
more
details
on
what
types
of
covet
tests
would
and
wouldn't
be
accepted
and
what
counts
as
adequate
proof
of
a
negative
test.
B
B
Yes,
we
obviously
to
have
a
enforceable
policy.
We
need
a
verifiable
test,
so
in
that
regard,
there's
not
a
way
to
include
home
exams
where
that's
concerned.
We
understand
that
there
is
a
challenge
and
delays
and
getting
pcr
exams
and
lab
tests,
which
is
why
we
included
the
72
hour
why
we
included
a
72-hour
window
to
allow
for
that.
I'm
sorry.
What
was
the
other
part
of
the
question.
H
How
are
the
cities
defining
vaccinated?
Does
that
mean
people
had
just
their
initial
one
or
two
shots?
Do
they
need
a
booster.
B
B
A
Now,
if
I
could
have
our
health
department
director,
just
chime
in
as
well
regarding
both
the
the
the
testing
just
to
give
a
full
explanation,
as
well
as
the
the
vaccination
as
well.
C
In
terms
of
the
testing
in
the
emergency
regulation,
we
are
requiring
a
medically
supervised
test.
There's
really
no
way
if
you're
taking
a
rapid
test
at
home
to
be
able
to
match
up
the
results
with
the
actual
person
taking
the
test.
It's
very
easy
to
take
a
picture
of
the
strip
that
that
is,
your
testing
result
and
and
share
it
with
other
people
or
put
it
on
on
facebook
or
whatnot.
C
So
we
really
want
the
test
to
be
medically
supervised,
to
make
sure
that
the
person
who
indeed
is
receiving
the
negative
test
result
is
the
person
who
took
the
test.
A
And
commissioner
or
interim
director,
the
the
the
test
could
be
a
pcr
assuming
it
is
supervised
in
person,
as
well
as
an
alternate.
C
That's
correct,
so
we
would
accept
the
pcr
test,
which
is
the
saliva
test
or
the
antigen
chest,
which
is
the
rapid
nasal
swab
test.
B
I
Yeah
question,
and
this
can
be
for
anyone
from
either
city
is:
how
does
this?
How
is
this
enforced?
Is
there
any
kind
of
repercussions
if
you
find
any
establishment
not
enforcing
these?
What
happened
then,.
A
A
I
think
this
is
more
of
an
opportunity
to
patron
some
of
your
businesses,
with
more
of
an
understanding
that
the
people
around
you
will
in
fact
be
vaccinated
and
or
have
a
negative
test
within
the
three
previous
days,
but
as
far
as
enforcement
goes
and
how
it'll
function
generally,
it
is
complaint
based
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
mr
hanson,
who
can
give
a
fuller
explanation
all
right.
D
Thank
you
bear
fry
yeah,
the
it's.
We
would
go
through
a
progressive
enforcement,
but
to
the
mayor's
point
we're
trying
to
work
with
businesses
to
make
this
as
smooth
as
possible.
So
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
say
is
if
you're
coming
downtown
you're
coming
to
a
restaurant
in
the
neighborhoods
you're,
going
to
a
show
you're
going
to
go,
see
the
timberwolves.
D
Please
get
your
back
guards,
please
go
get
vaccinated,
it's
the
easiest
way
to
get
into
a
business,
and
if
you
have
a
negative
test,
that's
also
acceptable,
but
let's
try
and
be
as
compliant
as
possible
to
make
it
easy
on
the
business
owners.
This
will
require
them
to
have
additional
procedures
and
processes
in
place
in
order
to
check
these
cards,
to
make
sure
that
you
know
they're
being
safe
and
following
this
regulation.
D
But
if
we
hear
violations
you
know
if
there
are
violations,
it's
the
311
system
is
how
we
will
collect
them,
and
our
appropriate
departments
will
then
work
with
those
licensed
businesses
to
you
know
see
what
what
was
what
kind
of
enforcement
is
necessary,
so
it'll
go.
It
usually
starts
with
like
a
warning
letter
and
then
it
it
progresses
from
there.
B
I
think
it's
important
to
know
too,
though,
that
these
these
these
requirements
are
built
it
just
as
much
to
protect
those
same
businesses
that
we're
talking
about
right
now,
many
of
whom
are
trying
to
figure
out
how
they
make
it
through
of
another
spike,
and
you
know
know
that
we
have
to
all
chip
in
and
do
our
part
to
avoid
the
type
of
shutdowns
that
covet
required
from
us
just
just
under
two
years
ago.
B
At
the
beginning,
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
and
so
tamir
fry's
point,
our
expectation
is
the
vast
majority
of
businesses
will
comply,
will
participate
and
we'll
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
keep
their
business
open
to
keep
their
employees
working
and
to
keep
our
whole
community
moving
forward
together.
F
I'm
just
going
to
move
on
to
some
of
the
questions
that
are
in
the
chat
here.
I
see
that
boys
olson
has
asked.
When
does
the
mandate
expire.
A
A
That
being
said,
this
should
be
temporary
if
we're
listening
to
the
epidemiologists-
and
we
are
if
we're
listening
to
the
experts-
and
we
are,
there-
is
the
full
spike
that's
expected
in
the
next
several
weeks,
and
I
think
people
are
already
seeing
that
right
now
and
we're
also
noting,
however,
that
the
the
omicron
variant
while
is
very
contagious,
it's
significantly
weaker,
and
you
know
the
hope
is
that
we're
on
the
final
stretch
right
now
and
the
final
stretch
is
painful.
It's
tough.
A
F
B
Sierra
can
I
jump
in
there
before
we
move
on
to
the
next
question,
and
that
is
this
sure
my
executive
order.
It
has
a
horizon
of
40
days,
so
as
of
that
point,
we
would
have
to
take
stock
with
our
public
health
professionals
and
community
members
and
determine
what
are
whether
we
would
renew
that
or
alter
it
or
completely
or
pull
it
back.
At
that
point,.
F
All
right
can
we
go
on
to
that.
The
next
question
again,
then,
from
john
collins
asking
again
what
sort
of
proof
of
vaccine
is
required.
We
want
to
go
over
that
one
again.
B
I
also
know
that
there
are
other
communities
around
the
country
and
around
the
world
who
have
developed
pretty
convenient
kind
of
one-stop
mobile
apps,
or
you
know,
technological
solutions
to
provide
a
seamless
kind
of
seamless
verification
in
a
way
that
helps
reduce
the
burden
on
private
businesses
and
event,
managers,
that's
something
that
we
are
looking
into
and
so
we'll
hopefully
have
a
determination
in
the
coming
days
and
weeks.
If
that's
something
we
can,
we
can
sustainably
pursue
with
regard
to
saint
paul
and
minneapolis.
F
A
Pass
it
to
our
interim
director
of
health,
heidi
ritchie,
who
can
also
provide
a
bit
of
analysis
on
the
last
question
as
well
with
this,
which
is
what
form
of
proof
there's
a
there's,
a
question
of
what
form
of
proof
are
we
supposed
to
provide
with
the
vaccines.
C
Sure
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
for
the
question.
I'll
just
go
through
the
proof
that
may
be
demonstrated
an
official
vaccine
record
a
photo
or
hard
copy
of
the
cdc
vaccination
card.
C
Here's
what
I
will
say
about
that
this
is
designed
to
incentivize
people,
motivate
people
and
promote
the
vaccine.
So
if
we've
got
testing
delays,
just
to
repeat
what
director
hanson
had
mentioned,
we
really
wanted
to
see
people
get
that
vaccine.
That's
going
to
be
the
easiest
way
for
you
to
get
into
these
events
and
make
sure
that
we're
as
safe
as
possible.
C
I'll
also
keep
in
mind
as
as
these
delays,
if
there
are
pcr
delays,
there's
still
that
antigen
rapid
test
that
can
be
taken
when
you
get
to
delays
of
like
five
days
or
more,
then
you've
got
more
exposure
between
the
time.
You
took
the
test
to
the
time
you
get
the
results,
and
so
really
again
we
want
to
see
the
vaccine
and
we
want
to
see
people
who
are
negative
tested
within
a
smaller
window
than
a
larger
window
because
of
the
increase
in
exposure
when
you've
got
that
window
increased.
J
Commissioner,
richie
can
I
add,
mayor
carter,
mayor
fry
sarah
holly,
I'm
st
paul
ramsey
county
public
health
director.
I
also
just
want
to
add
to
what
commissioner
richie
just
mentioned,
that
we
are
working
very
closely
with
our
state
partners
to
ensure
that
we
have
adequate
community
testing
to
the
question
around
the
limitations
that
we're
seeing
in
testing
and
also
the
long
wait
times
and
people
receiving
results
and
seeing
those
delays.
J
B
A
F
Okay,
a
couple
more
questions
here
from
liz
navratil.
Can
we
clarify
one
part
of
enforcement
who
gets
penalized
the
business
who
doesn't
screen
people
adequately
or
the
people
who
try
to
enter
without
providing
proof
of
vaccination,
vaccination
or
negative
tests?
And
what
are
the
possible
penalties.
D
Sir,
just
turning
on
my
camera,
so
it
is
the
business
it's
a
regulation
to
the
business
to
comply
with
making
sure
that
their
patrons
have
shown
proof
of
vaccine
or
proof
of
the
negative
test.
So
that
is
the
the
burden
is
on
the
business
owner
and
that's
the
relationship
the
city
has
in
this
case
around
their
business
license.
So
it's
our
business
licensing
group
and
our
health.
You
know
our
health
department
that
would
work
with
the
business
and
it
starts
with
you
know.
D
As
far
as
what
is
you
know:
the
violation
enforcement
first,
it's
it's
a
warning
and
working
with
the
businesses.
So
again
I
got
to
reiterate
that
we're
trying
to
work
with
the
businesses
around
compliance.
That's
our
first
action
that
we
want
to
take.
But
if,
if
it
becomes
that
there
is
they're
non-compliant
multiple
times
it,
it
will
step
up
to
administrative
citations
and
it
could
be
a
misdemeanor
at
you
know
at
the
very
very
end,
but
we
work
as
hard
as
we
can
to
get
to
compliance
and
avoid
administrative
citations.
D
As
much
as
we
can-
and
I
see
mr
cervantes
has
turned
his
camera
on.
So
he
might
have
some
opinions
about
st
paul.
K
F
I
Yeah,
how
much
heads
up
or
consultation
with
the
the
bars
and
restaurants
and
other
businesses
has
gone
into
this?
Did
you
have
you.
A
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yes,
we
did
undergo
outreach
I'll
turn
it
over
to
mr
hansen
to
provide
a
few
more
of
the
specifics
and
then
certainly
to
st
paul
as
well.
Yes,.
D
Yeah
under
the
mayor's
direction
we
reached
out
to
a
random
sampling
of
community-based
business
associations,
property
management
organizations,
business
owners
in
a
variety
of
businesses,
to
get
some
advice
and
counsel
on
on
this
proposed
regulation.
As
you
would
imagine,
there
wasn't
uniform
response,
but
there
was
a
lot
of
support
for
this
to
be
the
right
thing
to
do.
With
respect
to
the
you
know,
that
covet
is
really
impacting.
D
Not
only
you
know
the
community,
it's
impacting
their
ability
to
continue
to
operate
their
restaurants
or
bars
or
or
venues
and
they're
very
nervous
that
this
could
lead
to.
You
know
further
shutdown,
so
we've
gotten
some
support
again.
It's
you
know
it's
a
random
sampling
of
folks,
but
we
tried
to
make
sure
that
we
were
talking
to
you
know
people
that
have
venues
downtown
people
that
are
out
in
the
neighborhoods
have
a
racial.
D
B
Similarly,
we
did
outreach
to
small
business
owners
and
larger
kind
of
venues
alike.
Having
conversations
with
them,
I
think
both
minneapolis
and
our
order
have
shifted.
Fundamentally
with
regard
to
the
feedback
that
we've
heard,
one
such
request
was
to
consider
a
testing
option
which,
of
course,
is
can
is
considered
and
is
included
in
this.
That
is
in
direct
response
to
some
of
the
feedback
that
we've
heard
from
businesses
of
of
all
sizes,
and
we've
heard
the
same
thing
that
mr
hansen
just
described
from
a
significant
number
of
business
owners.
B
Who
would
reply
that
you
know?
Well,
you
know
we
would
all
agree
that
none
of
us
prefer
or
love
or
consider
this
to
be
an
optimum
optimal
scenario
that
tracking
the
news,
the
statewide
and
national
national
news
about
the
omicron
variant
and
about
the
case
the
the
case
counts
across
the
country
and
across
our
state.
B
I
think
folks
indicated
that,
for
the
most
part
that
they
weren't
necessarily
surprised
that
this
conversation
was
moving
forward
and
that,
at
some
level
having
the
consistency
across
the
across
the
sector
across
the
industry
and
certainly
between
the
two
cities.
That's
one
thing
that
we
commonly
hear
is
a
desire
from
our
business
community
to
see
parallel
policies
moved
across
the
twin
cities,
so
they
don't
have
to.
You
know,
adhere
to
one
set
of
requirements
in
one
city
in
an
entirely
different
set
in
another
city.
B
F
A
Yes,
I've
seen
two
questions
in
the
chat
here.
One
is
regarding
what
form
of
proof
that
the
vaccine
must
take,
and
we
are,
you
can
have
a
photo
of
the
vaccine
card
itself,
so
that
is
permitted
in
addition
to
having
the
card
itself
and
then
with
regard
to
ages,
I'll
pass
it
to
director
richie.
C
Thank
you,
mayor
fry.
The
this
applies
to
anyone
that
can
be
vaccinated,
so
children
over
the
age
of
four,
so
five
and
over
children
between
two
and
under
five
are
subject
to
the
testing
requirement.
And
then
children
under
the
age
of
two
are
exempted
from
the
requirement.
F
Okay-
and
I
have
one
more
a
question
here
that
was
emailed
to
me,
but
from
tory
van
oot
of
axios,
she
wrote
with
72
hours
allotted
for
pcr
and
also
breakthrough
cases.
How
much
do
you
think
realistically,
this
can
really
slow
or
curb
spread.
C
Thank
you
mayor
by
trying
to
get
to
my
camera
button.
C
I
think
that
we
want
to
use
all
the
tools
in
our
toolbox
in
order
to
curb
the
transmission
rate,
also
make
sure
that
we're
not
overwhelming
our
hospital
systems
and
and
make
sure
that
we're
building
our
wall
of
immunity
in
the
city
and
in
the
state.
We
know
that
the
pandemic
doesn't
have
an
end
date
and
it
knows
no
borders,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
again
that
we're
building
this
wall
of
immunity-
and
I
see
director
holly-
is
also
turner.
Cameron.
J
Thank
you,
commissioner,
ritchie
I'll.
Just
reiterate
too
that
we
know
the
cdc
has
reiterated
that
unvaccinated
persons
are
20
times
more
likely
to
die
from
covet
than
those
with
a
booster
or
receiving
that
two-dose
mrna
vaccine
plus
the
booster.
So
this
is
the
best
way
for
us
to
continue
to
protect
ourselves
and
I'll.
Just
reiterate
that
the
kova
19
vaccine
is
an
effective
way
at
preventing
severe
illness
still
right
from
cover
19
and
limiting
the
spread
of
the
virus
that
causes
it.
J
So,
as
commissioner
riccia's
has
stressed,
this
is
one
of
our
top
mitigation
strategies,
along
with
those
those
other
things
that
we
can
do
around
masking
and
testing.
So
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
this
is
a.
This
is
one
of
our
our
top
ways
to
mitigate
the
risk
and
spread
of
cobit
19
and
the
fact
that
we're
seeing
across
the
united
states,
approximately
95
of
new
infections
in
the
united
states,
according
to
the
cdc
and
we're
also
seeing
the
u.s
experiencing
high
levels
of
community
transmission.
J
And
so
you
know,
with
the
case
rate
being
you
know,
29
positivity
rate.
We
have
a
seven
day
or
sorry
I'll,
correct
myself,
positivity
rate
of
29.3
and
then
our
case
rate
across
the
united
states
as
of
monday
at
1422.
J
F
A
Thank
you
for
the
question.
There
are
tools
that
mayor
carter
and
I
have
access
to.
There
are
other
areas
that
are
largely
outside
our
purview,
and
so
we
wanted
to
do
what
we
could
to
keep
people
safe
and
to
keep
our
cities
open
through
what
is
inevitably
and
likely
going
to
be
a
surge
in
the
next
next
several
weeks,
and
and
these
are
the
tools
that
we
have
at
our
access
right
now,
mayor
carter
feel
free
to
add
on,
and
then
this
is
likely
a
question
that
will
be
passed
to
our
attorneys.
B
C
You
can
say
one
of
the
reasons
that
that
we
looked
at
the
eating
and
beverage
establishments
is
because
those
are
establishments
where
it's
very
hard
to
wear
a
mask.
So
as
you
as
you
know,
we
instituted
a
mask
mandate
which
is
broader
in
these
areas.
Like
I,
like,
I
said
you,
you
go
into
the
establishment
and
you're
going
to
be
taking
off
your
mask
so
that
you
can
eat
or
drink
and
so
there's
more
risk
for
transmission
in
those
places.
J
And
I'll
just
add
that
to
what
commissioner
richie
just
mentioned,
these
are
highly
good,
highly
congregate
settings
right,
they're,
public
spaces.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
gathering
at
one
time
and
so
again
reducing
that
risk
of
transmission
is
really
important,
as
this
virus
is
transmitted
still
through.
You
know
an
oral
way,
so
I
think
it's
just
really
important
that
we
reiterate
and
stress
the
need
for
vaccine
and
also
masking
when
we're
not
eating
or
drinking.