Our View: Three Portland restaurants lead the way on vaccine proof Other businesses are going to need to follow their lead, as COVID spreads among stubborn vaccine skeptics. By The Editorial Board Share Indoor eating and drinking establishments have been on the leading edge of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were some of the first businesses to be closed by government order, and among the last to be allowed to reopen – with new rules regarding mask-wearing and social distancing that limited their ability to serve their customers. Briana Volk is a co-owner of the Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, which has decided not to serve unvaccinated customers indoors. It is one of three restaurants in Portland that announced such policies over the weekend.