Microsoft isn't the first to insist employees receive Covid vaccines before coming back to its facilities. Facebook and Google have also done so.
Microsoft will provide special accommodations to employees with religious opposition or medical conditions that keep them from being vaccinated.Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoftsaid Tuesday it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to enter its U.S. offices, starting in September. The software company will also seek proof of vaccination for vendors and guests visiting the campus.
The move comes a week after U.S. government agencies and other technology companies said they will require vaccinations for workers, as the delta variant of the virus becomes more common in the country. Microsoft said its U.S. facilities will have a full reopening no earlier than Oct. 4. The previous plan was to reopen on Sept. 7, after the facilities closed
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