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Philly Announces Indoor Dining Vaccine Mandate; Thanksgiving Stray Shooting Arrest; Dr. Oz Show Ends

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/14/21 3:58 pm | updated: 12/14/21 3:58 pm

Philadelphia officials announced on Monday, 12/13, proof of vaccination will be required at all establishments that serve food starting next month. The mandate will go in effect January 3, 2022. "Any place that sells food or drink to be consumed on-site will have to require that everyone who enters be fully vaccinated against COVID-19," said Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole. That includes restaurants, bars, cafes, sports venues, movie theaters, bowling alleys, concert venues, theaters, food courts, and any similar space that food is served and consumed on-site. It does not apply to schools, daycares, hospitals, grocery stores, convenience stores, and soup kitchens. A negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours will be accepted through January 17, but only vaccines afterward. Staff members at these establishments have until February 4th to become fully vaccinated.

SEE MORE: You will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID to enter any establishment that serves food in Philly

A man has been arrested in connection to the Thanksgiving killing of a man in Norristown while the victim was sitting at the table having dinner with his family. 19-year-old Kevon Clarke was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force on the 5500 block of Whitby Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. He is charged with first- and third-degree murder plus other offenses in the death of 25-year-old Eddie Miguel Palaez Moctezuma. It happened around 9:30 p.m on 11/25 of 1100 block of Arch Street in Norristown. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Clarke was in a shootout following a dispute over stolen liquor. A stray bullet went through the home's window and struck Moctezuma. He was pronounced dead a the hospital.

Sony Pictures Television announced on Monday, 12/13, that the long-running syndicated daytime talkshow The "Dr. Oz" show will end next month. The final show will be January 14. The host, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced last week that he will be running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022. Local broadcast affiliate stations in Philadelphia, New York, and Cleveland that broadcast into Pennsylvania have already stopped airing Dr. Oz's show. FCC rules require stations to offer equal time to candidates running for election. Oz's show is in it's 13th season. It was a spinoff of his appearances on Oprah. A new show till fill the time slot. "The Good Dish" featuring his daughter Daphne Oz starts January 17.

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