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2021-07-31 13:17:45 UTC
Florida Mayors Defy DeSantis With Mask,
Vaccine Mandates
July 30
Masks will again be required at indoor
county facilities in Floridas populous
Miami-Dade following new federal guidance
recommending that even people vaccinated
against COVID-19 should wear facial
coverings. And in Orange County, home to
Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando
Resort, the mayor went a step further
and announced all 4,200 nonunion county
employees will be required to get their
first coronavirus vaccine shot by the
end of August, and the second shot by
the end of September. Disney World
announced on its website Wednesday
evening that beginning July 30, face
coverings will be required for all
guests ages 2 and up while indoors and
in Disney buses, monorail and Disney
Skyliner, regardless of vaccination
status. This includes upon entering
and throughout all attractions. Face
coverings remain optional in outdoor
common areas.
We want to keep our county and theme
parks open for business, Mayor Jerry
Demings said at a news conference
Wednesday. By instituting these
measures, we want everyone to know,
in Orange County, Florida, we take the
coronavirus seriously.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine
Cava said her decision is a response to
the surge in new cases and hospitalizations.
The mayors didnt announce any mandates for
businesses but pleaded with them to help
get their employees vaccinated and urged
them to again implement the use of masks.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2021-07-28/miam
i-dade-mayor-defies-state-mandates-masks-to-curb-spread
Vaccine Mandates
July 30
Masks will again be required at indoor
county facilities in Floridas populous
Miami-Dade following new federal guidance
recommending that even people vaccinated
against COVID-19 should wear facial
coverings. And in Orange County, home to
Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando
Resort, the mayor went a step further
and announced all 4,200 nonunion county
employees will be required to get their
first coronavirus vaccine shot by the
end of August, and the second shot by
the end of September. Disney World
announced on its website Wednesday
evening that beginning July 30, face
coverings will be required for all
guests ages 2 and up while indoors and
in Disney buses, monorail and Disney
Skyliner, regardless of vaccination
status. This includes upon entering
and throughout all attractions. Face
coverings remain optional in outdoor
common areas.
We want to keep our county and theme
parks open for business, Mayor Jerry
Demings said at a news conference
Wednesday. By instituting these
measures, we want everyone to know,
in Orange County, Florida, we take the
coronavirus seriously.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine
Cava said her decision is a response to
the surge in new cases and hospitalizations.
The mayors didnt announce any mandates for
businesses but pleaded with them to help
get their employees vaccinated and urged
them to again implement the use of masks.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2021-07-28/miam
i-dade-mayor-defies-state-mandates-masks-to-curb-spread