This fall, to keep his job, he will have to vaccinate from the person who is dressed as Mickey Mouse at the Walt Disney World amusement park in Florida to the 300,000 employees of the almost 10,000 CVS Health pharmacies that are scattered throughout the United States. The fact that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is no longer only for emergency use, as it was until ago a week, has given Green light to companies in the country so that they do not hesitate to demand the vaccine To him eployees.
One of the great arguments of anti-vaccines, both at the individual and company level, was that the vaccine was not fully regulated, so it was considered experimental. That is why after the FDA announcement, President Joe Biden asked private sector leaders to demand the vaccine among their employees just as he did when asking government officials – which is the largest employer in the country. , with more than four million workers – that get vaccinated against coronavirus or get tested for covid-19 weekly. “I’m calling on more private sector companies to step up their vaccination requirements,” Biden said.
CVS Health, Deloitte and Walt Disney Co. announced shortly after the president’s announcement that they would add or expand vaccination requirements for their workers. In the announcements of these new labor standards, there are two factors in common: the alarming spread of the delta variant and FDA approval.
October 31 is the deadline for CVS Health nurses, cashiers and corporate employees to submit their full guideline, while franchisee pharmacists will have until November 30. “We took this step due to the spread of the delta variant and the dramatic increase in cases among the unvaccinated,” company spokesman Michael DeeGelis told the Washington Post. “FDA approval underscores the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and we are pleased that it can help reassure any employee who has hesitated to get vaccinated, “he added.
The effects of the FDA announcement are also seen at sporting events. Louisiana State University said it will require an immunization record or a recent negative test from all spectators at Tiger Stadium who are over 12 years old.
After holding meetings with various unions, the Walt Disney Co. decided that all of its Walt Disney World employees will have to be vaccinated no later than October 22; if not, they will lose their job. Last month the company announced that the vaccine was mandatory for all non-union employees.
For his part, the CEO of the giant Deloitte, Joe Ucuzoglu, told his employees in an email that as of October 11 they will be asked to disclose their vaccination status on a company website, according to Bloomberg.
From the incentive to the monthly payment
Delta airline is a great example of the evolution of mandatory vaccination in US companies. His first initiative was to encourage his workers to get vaccinated by offering bonuses and days off. They went one step further by modifying their contracts and requiring new hires to show their full banner. The company then required unvaccinated workers to test negative for COVID-19 weekly. But its most extreme measure will be implemented from November, when the unvaccinated who are enrolled in the company’s health plan have to pay 200 dollars a month due to the greater risk they have of entering the hospital due to serious consequences of the virus. According to the latest company data, 75% of employees are already vaccinated.
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According to guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency that enforces anti-discrimination laws in the workplace, employers can force their workers to get vaccinated as long as this measure does not interfere with the civil rights and disability status of workers. Meanwhile, employees can oppose the measure if they justify that the injection collides with their religion, health or disability.
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