Chicago Mayor sets vaccine mandate to mitigate Covid spread

Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor, joins ’Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the city’s recent vaccine mandate which goes into effect Monday. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO:   Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said she wants to avoid imposing new lockdown measures as her administration grapples with the latest wave of Covid infections, but added she could not take that option “off the table” amid the omicron surge. “Look, my goal is to make sure we never shut down again,” Lightfoot, a Democrat, said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “It was devastating on our economy, on small-business people, on employees,” she said. “If we have to do that, certainly I’m not going to take that off the table, but my goal is that we never get to that place.” Lightfoot’s remarks came on the same day that her city will start requiring proof of Covid vaccination for most residents to enter indoor spaces, such as restaurants, bars, gyms and other areas. The new rule