United Airlines says 97% of its US staff have had their COVID vaccine as their ...

United Airlines says 97% of its US staff have had their COVID vaccine as their ...
United Airlines says 97% of its US staff have had their COVID vaccine as their ...
United Airlines says 97% of its US staff have now had their COVID vaccine with less than a week left until deadline to get the shot or be fired United Airlines announced that 97% of the company's US-based employees are fully vaccinated in a company memo saying 'vaccine requirements work' Last month the airline warned that they would require their 67,000 US-based employees to be fully vaccinated by September 27 or be terminated It said around 90% of its staff had received the vaccine while making that announcement   The airline is amongst a small group announced vaccine requirements before President Joe Biden's executive order  Biden has required all federal workers to be vaccinated, a part of a series of new mandates as the Delta variant continues to spread COVID-19 deaths have averaged more than 1,900 a day for 1st time since March mostly effecting the 71 million unvaccinated Americans

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United Airlines announced that 97% of the company's US-based employees are fully vaccinated with less than a week until the deadline for staff to receive the shot or be fired. 

The airline released a memo to its employees on Wednesday which stated 'vaccine requirements work'. It said that the number does not include the 'small number' of staffers who were exempt for medical or religious reasons. 

In August, United Airlines said that they would require their 67,000 US-based employees to be fully vaccinated by September 27 or be let go as soon as September 28. 

Last month, they shared that up to 90% of pilots and nearly 80% of flight attendants were vaccinated, but did not report companywide figures. Only about 55% of the American population and 66% of American adults have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.

United Airlines announced that 97% of the company's US-based employees are fully vaccinated

United Airlines announced that 97% of the company's US-based employees are fully vaccinated

The airline said last month that they would require their 67,000 US-based employees to be fully vaccinated by September 27

The airline said last month that they would require their 67,000 US-based employees to be fully vaccinated by September 27

About 55% of the American population and 66% of American adults have been fully vaccinated

About 55% of the American population and 66% of American adults have been fully vaccinated

COVID-19 deaths have averaged more than 1,900 a day for 1st time since March mostly effecting the 71 million unvaccinated Americans

COVID-19 deaths have averaged more than 1,900 a day for 1st time since March mostly effecting the 71 million unvaccinated Americans

Staff members whose application for an exemption is denied will have five weeks following their denial to be fully vaccinated or terminated.  

The 'small number' of those who are exempted will be placed on leave beginning October 2 and have the possibility to return if they wear masks and adhere to weekly testing.  

United Airlines has not announced how many employees have applied to excused from the vaccination requirement. 

The airline announced their vaccine requirement before President Joe Biden signed an executive order on September 9 requiring employers with over 100 employees to enforce vaccine requirements or weekly testing. 

Biden will require all of the roughly 2.1 million

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