McDonald’s to require a vaccine pass to enter

The unvaccinated will have to add dine-in Big Macs to the list of freedoms they will be denied under the new traffic light system. McDonald’s New Zealand spokesman Simon Kenny told Stuff that customers will need to present a vaccine pass to eat-in at its outlets. ‘‘Customers who go into restaurants will need My Vaccine Pass. We will continue to offer contactless service via drive-thru and McDelivery, where My Vaccine Pass will not be required.’’ McDonald’s is only the latest in a long list of establishments that the unvaccinated will be unable to enter under the new traffic light system. Hospitality venues and closecontact businesses such as bars and gyms will be able to stop those who are unvaccinated from entering their premises from December 3. Other events like large festivals and concerts will also require patrons to use vaccine certificates. John Crocker, national secretary of Unite Union, was concerned fast food workers may have to bear the brunt of angry antivaccination customers.