Sarah Palin dined inside NYC restaurant on Sat despite not being vaccinated

Source: The Hill | January 25, 2022 | Quint Forgey

Sarah Palin dined inside NYC restaurant on Saturday despite not being vaccinated

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.”

He told the Times that Palin had dined with a longtime guest and that regular diners at the restaurant were not asked for their vaccination cards.

Guaitolini said the restaurant has a policy of checking vaccination cards for all first-time customers. 

“She probably just walked in and strolled over” to the table, Guaitolini said, according to the Times.

The restaurant was contacting diners to let them know of possible exposure.

“My focus right now is on the safety of my staff who worked the floor that night, and on our guests,” he added.

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Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times, which was scheduled to begin Monday, was postponed to Feb. 3 after she tested positive for COVID-19.

New York magazine features writer Shawn McCreesh on Saturday first tweeted about spotting Palin at the Manhattan restaurant.

City Hall further blasted Palin in a statement, saying, “The key to NYC rules were put in place to protect all New Yorkers — including the small businesses that power our city’s economy,” NBC reported.

“Ms. Palin needs to respect small business workers and follow the rules just like everyone else,” it added.

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  • Consistent January 25, 2022 at 8:16 pm #51619

    Consistent January 27, 2022 at 9:54 pm #51642


    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) dined outdoors at a New York restaurant on Wednesday, two days after she tested positive for COVID-19.

    A manager for the Manhattan restaurant Elio’s confirmed to CNN that Palin dined outdoors there Wednesday evening.

    It is the same restaurant she dined indoors at on Saturday despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Patrons eating at restaurants in New York City are required to show proof of vaccination as a prerequisite to dine inside.

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    Elio’s manager Luca Guaitolini told CNN that Palin had returned to the restaurant on Wednesday to apologize for the “fracas” that stemmed from her previous visit. She was then seated outdoors.

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    Public health expert Leana Wen told CNN during an interview on Thursday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “explicitly says” people who test positive for COVID-19 should not be dining with others in the five-day period after testing positive.

    She said that while sitting outdoors is better, Palin was still sitting across from people.

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    Consistent January 27, 2022 at 9:57 pm #51643

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