Boston will take a further step to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus starting this weekend — and some say it will hurt businesses in the city.
Last month, the city's mayor Michelle Wu announced a coronavirus vaccine passport mandate would go into effect starting on Saturday, January 15. Under the rule, people ages 12 and up must show proof that they have at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine to enter restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness facilities, and entertainment venues in the city. That's in addition to the city's indoor mask mandate.
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin hasn't said for sure whether or not he plans to seek another term, but he suggested that his work isn't finished yet in a recent interview.
"I believe I still have work to do," Galvin told Politico this week. "Never have our elections been under greater stress than they are now. … My record of elections, the pandemic record turnout, I think we've shown we can do it."
