Larry Lynch, the National Restaurant Association’s SVP, Science & Industry connected with Drs. Vishnu Chundi and Stephen Ondra from the Chicago Medical Society to provide the science behind the effectiveness of mask mandates and proof-of-vaccine precautions. This information can help operators develop clear messaging to explain their restaurants’ mandate policies and efforts to keep employees and guests safe.

• Listen or read what the medical experts had to say about the delta variant (it can transmit in 1 to 8 seconds), and check out tips on how to prepare for legal and logistical ramifications before you enforce mandate policies.
• And follow the Association’s new Vaccine/Mask Mandate Tracking resource here; it updates 3 times a week.