Employer vaccine mandates convert some, but not all
Even before President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 announcement that companies with more than 100 workers would have to require vaccinations, dozens of companies including Amtrak, Microsoft, United Airlines and Disney issued ultimatums to most workers. Businesses with vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain, a likely sign of what is to come when the federal mandate goes into effect.
Even before President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 announcement that companies with more than 100 workers would have to require vaccinations, dozens of companies including Amtrak, Microsoft, United Airlines and Disney issued ultimatums to most workers. Businesses with vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain, a likely sign of what is to come when the federal mandate goes into effect.
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Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain — a likely sign of what is to come once a federal mandate goes into effect.http://apne.ws/DxpivVS
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Some companies have seen success in converting hesitant workers. United Airlines announced last week that 97% of its U.S.-based employees were fully vaccinated ahead of its Monday deadline for vaccination.http://apne.ws/cO10hVq
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Tyson Foods, whose workforce was hit hard by the pandemic, has seen the vaccination rate of its more than 100,000 workers rise to about 80%, up from 50% when it announced that all employees would have to be vaccinated by Nov. 1.http://apne.ws/zDbgzVc
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But as the Biden Administration’s mandate approaches, other companies with existing requirements are still seeing holdouts. http://apne.ws/9ejt2v1 pic.twitter.com/33EJHzWwX2
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In a conservative Wyoming county where only 23% of residents are vaccinated, people bristle at the idea of a federal vaccine mandate. When asked about the option to bypass the vaccine requirement with regular virus testing, one resident said: “Test away!” http://apne.ws/I4yeqhp
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Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. have braced for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated. The fear is that employees will quit or let themselves be fired rather than get the vaccine.http://apne.ws/2gI0CQ7
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A high stakes gambit to boost the U.S. vaccination rate, Biden’s federal mandate will cover as many as 100 million Americans, including private-sector employees, health care workers and federal contractors.http://apne.ws/9le6vOA
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