On Friday, two major airlines announced they will be requiring all their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Our partners at NBC 5 tell us, that employees of both United Airlines and Frontier Airlines have to be vaccinated by this October.
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Those who work at United Airlines have until October 25th to get the vaccine.
Employees at Frontier Airlines have until October 1st to be fully vaccinated. In a press release, Frontier said those that do not vaccinate will have to show negative COVID test results on a regular basis.
“As we continue to watch the rapid increase of new COVID-19 cases across the United States caused by the Delta variant, I am concerned for the well-being of our team members, their families and friends,” said Barry Biffle, president and CEO, Frontier Airlines.
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“Safety is of the utmost importance at Frontier and we need to take every step possible for us to keep our teams safe, protect the operation and protect our passengers. The time has come to do what we can to help put an end to COVID-19.”
Not all airlines are currently requiring COVID-19 vaccines though. Both American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines are not requiring their employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at this time.
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