Boeing requires Covid-19 vaccinations for employees by Dec. 8 federal deadline
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is now requiring most of its U.S.-based employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by Dec. 8 or face losing their jobs. The jet maker announced the policy in a presentation to its workforce Oct. 11.
The move follows an executive order by President Joe Biden last month requiring vaccinations for large private employers and federal contractors. Boeing has nearly 57,000 employees in Washington and 141,000 nationally, according to Business Journal research.
Employees can obtain exemptions based on disability or religious accommodations, but must undergo regular testing for the coronavirus if they're not fully vaccinated, the company said in the presentation.
That gives employees just two weeks to receive their first dose of the Moderna vaccine, three weeks to begin vaccination with the two-dose Pfizer shot or until Nov. 24 to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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