On their own, some bars and restaurants in the city of São Paulo started to require proof of vaccination against Covid-19 for their customers.
The movement is a response to the advance of infections by the ômicron, a variant of the coronavirus, and by Influenza, the flu virus. The double contamination, known as ‘flurona’, has been responsible for the capacity of hospitals, the removal of employees in different sectors of the economy and the depletion of tests, which are being provided only to people at high risk.
The “vaccination passport”, as the proof of vaccination against Covid-19, is not mandatory in bars and restaurants in the state of São Paulo, according to the SP Plan to combat the pandemic. In this segment, establishments must comply with the distance between tables, offer alcohol in gel and require the use of a mask on the face for customers and employees.
“But our class was very affected in these two years of a pandemic, we need to take care of ourselves and take care of our customers”, said, via Instagram, chef Checho Gonzales, owner of Mescla.
At Mescla, in Barra Funda, customers are having to prove to be vaccinated since this last Saturday (15). The establishment accepts both the paper receipt and the data presented by customers from Conect SUS, an online tool of the Ministry of Health.
At Cuia Café, in the central region, the same measure passed in effect this last Saturday. The statement made public on the establishment’s social networks, by chef Bel Coelho, informs that customers, at each visit, will have to present “the proof of vaccination against Covid-19, with at least two doses”.
The decision was applauded by many, with statements such as: “I totally agree. Employees and other customers need to be safe.” But it was criticized by others. “Okay, a restaurant right! There are many in São Paulo that I can go without having to present any documents”, wrote a customer of Cuia Café on the company’s social networks.
In Borgo Mooca, located in the neighborhood of the same name in east side of São Paulo, the “vaccination passport” was also implemented to protect “our family, the families of our employees, within the current scenario”, according to an excerpt from a statement from the establishment.
The same takes place at Bar dos Arcos, at Theatro Municipal, downtown. At Nu I Cru, bar in Água Branca, the voucher has been required since November.
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Passport vaccine
Proof of vaccination in the state of São Paulo is required, for now, at parties , dances, clubs, nightclubs, shows, fairs, congresses and games, according to the SP Plan against Covid-19.
Abrasel (Brazilian Association Bars and Restaurants) said, in a note, that he is against the vaccination passport as a public measure, “because it represents, above all, a diversion of the government, who fails to take care of what is, in fact, relevant, such as campaigns pro-vaccination, with reinforcement of protocols, and those that guide people with symptoms to comply with social isolation and seek medical help.”
“Above all, the imposition of proof of vaccination, a measure ineffective in fighting the pandemic, it gives the population a false sense of security”, added the entity.
About the decision taken by some restaurants of São Paulo to demand proof of vaccination from its customers, Abrasel stated that companies “are free to act as they wish.”
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who has not yet vaccinated and defends that people are not obliged to be immunized, has criticized the use of any type of vaccination passport in different situations.
In the opening speech of the 76th UN General Assembly (United Nations), last year, the representative said that he does not support the mechanism. “We support vaccination, however our government has positioned itself against the health passport or any obligation related to the vaccine”, he said, at the time.
Measure boosts vaccination
Proofs that prove immunization against Covid, recovery from the disease or a negative test, boosted vaccination rates 20 days before and 40 days after being introduced in places like France, Israel, Italy and Switzerland, which started with below-average immunization, according to research published in The Lancet.
The study, which examined data from six countries, is the first to investigate the impact of such requirements. It comes as the omicron variant spreads across the world, prompting the UK and other countries to tighten restrictions and look for new ways to immunize skeptics.
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Restrictions work best to increase acceptance of the vaccination by people under the age of 30, who often do not see the risk of contracting Covid-19 as a sufficient reason to get the vaccine.
In Switzerland, when vaccine passports were placed in practice at nightclubs and large events, the only increase in vaccination coverage was among 20-year-olds.
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