Boston lifts indoor proof of vaccination mandate effectively immediately

The city of Boston announced late Friday that the policy that required customers and staff visiting certain indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19, will be lifted effective immediately.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the move comes as the city has met all three of the defined public health metrics that were announced late last year.

The policy mandated that three conditions be met to drop the vaccination mandate:

Fewer than 95% of intensive care unit beds are occupied
Fewer than 200 COVID-19 hospitalizations per day
A community positivity rate below 5%, as defined by the Boston Public Health Commission’s seven-day moving average

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