In-N-Out closes all Contra Costa County restaurants for indoor dining after vaccine mandate debate

[TexasTowelie]

In-N-Out has shut its five Contra Costa County outposts for indoor dining rather than follow the county’s vaccine mandate.

This action came Thursday, two days after Contra Costa County health officials indefinitely shut down the In-N-Out restaurant in Pleasant Hill for defying COVID-19 vaccination rules for indoor dinners. In-N-Out also has locations in San Ramon, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Pinole.

All the restaurants remain open for takeout and drive-through orders.

Last week, the county fined the popular fast-food burger joint $750 for twice violating the rules, which require restaurants to ask customers 12 and older for COVID-19 vaccination cards or proof that they tested negative for the coronavirus in the past 72 hours, Contra Costa Health Services said in an email. The county had first issued a warning after receiving numerous complaints from residents.

The In-N-Out corporation has remained steadfast in its refusal to follow the rules of Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. The chain’s San Francisco location was closed for indoor dining last week after the company’s employees wouldn’t check for vaccination cards, according to officials there.

Read more: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/26/contra-costa-county-shuts-down-in-n-out-over-failure-to-follow-vaccine-rules/