On Monday, Oct. 25, King County’s vaccine verification policy goes into effect. It requires places like gyms, restaurants, live performance venues, and movie theaters to make sure people are vaccinated or show a recent negative COVID-19 test if they want service indoors.

October 21, 2021 at 5:56 am PDT
By Linzi Sheldon, KIRO 7 NewsSEATTLE — On Monday, Oct. 25, King County’s vaccine verification policy goes into effect. It requires places like gyms, restaurants, live performance venues, and movie theaters to make sure people are vaccinated or show a recent negative COVID-19 test if they want service indoors.

But some business owners are already dealing with pushback from customers about the current mask mandate and questions about whether they’ll be “participating” in the policy, which is not optional but required for all King County businesses that fall under its umbrella...