On January 11, 2022 the Montgomery County Council sitting as the Board of Public Health will introduce a resolution to adopt a Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County – vaccination requirements to enter bars, restaurants, recreation centers, and other covered establishments.
- Restaurants, bars and nightclub establishments includes restaurants and taverns, coffee shops and fast-food establishment that have seating if guests choose to sit down, breweries, wineries and distillery tasting rooms, mixed-use facilities, and food courts.
- Indoor entertainment establishments, includes nightclubs, pool andbilliard halls, bowling alleys, hookah and cigar bars, concert venues, live entertainment and sporting venues, movie theatres, adult entertainment venues, botanical gardens, museums and galleries, aquariums, zoos, performing arts theaters, arcades, indoor play areas, and other recreational game centers.
- Indoor exercise and recreational establishments, includes indoor portions of standalone and hotel gyms and fitness centers, gyms and fitness centers in higher education institutions, yoga, Pilates, barre, dance studios, boxing/kickboxing gyms, fitness boot camps, indoor pools, CrossFit or other plyometric boxes, and other facilities used for conducting group fitness classes.
- Indoor event and meeting establishments, includes hotel common rooms, banquet halls, conference centers meeting facilities, convention centers, exhibition halls, auditoriums.
- Any other indoor establishment designated by the Acting Health Officer of their designee. b. Effective February 1, 2022, all provisions in 1.a. shall apply to a guest, visitor, or customer five (5) to eleven (11) years old.
- Houses of worship
- Grocery stores, farmer’s markets, and food service establishments providing charitable food services.
- Pharmacies, medical offices, urgent care centers, or hospitals
- Big box stores and retail establishments where people tend to be in motion and not standing or seated in close proximity to others for long periods of time.
- Private meeting spaces in residences or office buildings
- Facilities relating to governmental regulation, licensing, administrative hearings, judicial proceedings, law enforcement, the provision of legal services, and the Department of Motor Vehicles;
- Facilities relating to essential human services such as warming and cooling centers, day service facilities for homeless persons, shelters serving homeless persons or victims of domestic violence;
- Polling places during elections;
- Pre-kindergarten through grade twelve (12) public and non-public schools;
- Child-care programs;
- Senior centers and community centers;
- Such other facilities as exempted by the County’s Health Officer or their designee; or as otherwise indicated by this Order.
- If an exempt facility conducts a non-exempt activity, the vaccine requirement shall apply. (For example, if a house of worship is rented for a non-religious purpose, the vaccine requirement applies. If a retailbookstore hosts a seated event, proof of vaccination shall be required to enter the area where people will be closely congregated for a prolonged time.)
- Individuals entering a covered establishment for a quick and limited purpose (for example, placing an order for takeout, picking up an order, or making a delivery); or
- A person entitled by law to a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief.
Covered facilities shall prominently post signage at their entrances notifying the public of the vaccination entry requirement.
- Patrons must provide proof of receipt of at least one dose of a COVID-19vaccine authorized for emergency use or licensed for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
- Proof of vaccination may be established by: i. A CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or an official immunization record from the jurisdiction, state, or country where the vaccine was administered or a digital or physical photo of such a card or record, reflecting the person’s name, vaccine brand, and date administered; or ii. A Certificate from Maryland MyIR or a digital or physical photo of the certificate.
- Effective February 15, 2022, patrons over (12) twelve years old must provide proof of having received one dose of the Johnson & JohnsonCOVID-19 vaccine or having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use or licensed for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
- Effective March 1, 2022, patrons five (5) to (11) years old must provide proof of having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use or licensed for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization.(i)Patrons turning five (5) years old on or after March 1, 2022, must provide proof of vaccination within 1 month of their fifth birthday.
6.Enforcement.
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Not your average book festival! This festival offers something for everyone!
17th Annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11am-4pm (held rain or shine!)
Howard Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
www.dayofthebook.com
Instagram: @kensingtonbookfestival
Contact: Elisenda Sola-Sole, Festival Director
301-949-9416 (text preferred)
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