United will require its 67,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 this fall, the first major airline to take this step amid the Delta variant via WSJ
There are early signs that the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant has started to weigh on travel bookings. Budget carriersaid Wednesday that it believed concerns about the variant had dented bookings recently. And several large companies have said they will delay bringing workers back to offices, something airlines have been waiting for as a trigger for a new wave of business travel.
The timing of United’s mandate is linked to the FDA’s approval, which airline executives said they expect could come early next month. Even so, the airline said employees will need to showthis fall or leave the company. The requirement will go into effect five weeks after the FDA fully approves a Covid-19 vaccine, or five weeks after Sept. 20—whichever comes first. Under the mandate, all 67,000 U.S.
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