Sarah Palin Visited Multiple New York City Restaurants While Infected with COVID-19

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In the midst of one the pandemic’s deadliest periods, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin defied New York City’s public health rules when she visited at least three restaurants this week while infected with COVID-19, according to POLITICO.

“We encourage any New Yorker who came into contact with Sarah Palin to get tested.”

— Jonah Allon, spokesman for New York City Mayor Eric Adams – h/t @politicalwire
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) January 28, 2022

Palin ate outdoors, but that’s still a violation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, which instructs infected people to isolate for five days. There is no penalty for ignoring that guideline.

The former vice presidential contender is in New York for a defamation suit she filed against The New York Times. On Monday, the judge temporarily postponed the trial after Palin tested positive for COVID-19.

The New York City Mayor’s office blasted Palin’s decision to visit restaurants while carrying the virus.

“By repeatedly flouting CDC guidelines, Ms. Palin has shown a complete disregard for the health and safety of small business workers and her fellow patrons,” mayoral spokesperson Jonah Allon said in a statement. “The city offers multiple resources to support isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19, and we encourage Ms. Palin to join the 98 percent of New Yorkers who report they have followed guidance on isolation and have helped New York City stop the spread.”

Palin, 57-year-old, is proudly unvaccinated. Last week, the CDC reported that unvaccinated adults between 50 and 64 are 44 times more likely to require hospitalization compared with those who are fully vaccinated and boosted.

Visitors to New York City restaurants must show proof of inoculation to sit indoors, but that requirement is waved for outdoor seating.

Jimmy Kimmel drags Sarah Palin for dining out twice in New York City after testing positive for COVID: “There’s Typhoid Mary having some linguini or something…” https://t.co/KyxnZxUJgr
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 28, 2022

Palin previously flouted the proof of vaccine requirement. The Hill explains:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) dined indoors at a popular Italian restaurant in Manhattan on Saturday, despite being unvaccinated — and just a two days before testing positive for COVID-19.
New York restaurant Elio’s admitted it made a mistake in failing to check the vaccination card of the onetime vice presidential candidate, per city COVID-19 policies for indoor spaces.
“We just made a mistake,” Luca Guaitolini, the manager of the Italian restaurant in Manhattan, told the The New York Times, adding it was “trying to get to the bottom of this.”