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The next phase of Boston’s vaccine requirements took effect Tuesday even as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in the city.

Two days after the City of Boston’s vaccine mandate went into effect, requiring certain businesses to verify customers’ vaccination statuses, most restaurants in the North End said they haven’t encountered any problems. The mandate, which took effect on Saturday, requires anyone 12 and older to prove that they’ve had at least one shot to enter restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters...

The mandate, which took effect on Saturday, requires anyone 12 and older to prove that they’ve had at least one shot to enter restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters and other entertainment venues.

Restaurants across Boston were digesting the news Monday night of new COVID vaccine requirements in the city. The owner of one restaurant says in an industry battling exhaustion and under staffing, policing vaccination status is an added stress.

Boston is taking a new approach to boost vaccine numbers in the city amid a surge in COVID cases. Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday that customers and employees will soon have to show proof of vaccination for many indoor spaces like gyms and bars. There have already been vocal opponents criticizing the new policy.

Workers and customers at restaurants, gyms and many other indoor businesses in Boston will be required to show proof of coronavirus vaccination starting in mid-January in an effort to curb a rise in new cases across the city and state, Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday. In addition, city employees will be required to get vaccinated, she said at a City…

Many businesses have had some form of mandate in place already. Those who spoke to NBC10 Boston Monday night said they are happy to see the City of Boston take the lead.

Protesters at Boston City Hall were angry over the new vaccination mandates announced by Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday.

Dr. Paul Sax, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, joined NBC10 Boston Wednesday to talk concerns about the omicron COVID variant.

The City of Boston hosted COVID vaccine and booster clinics Saturday afternoon.

The response to the pandemic has become a key issue in Boston’s mayoral race.