Southwest Airlines requiring staff to get COVID-19 vaccine

Southwest Airlines is the latest bearer to necessitate employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Southwest said it determined it is required to mandate vaccines due to the fact that it holds galore national contracts.

“Southwest Airlines indispensable articulation our manufacture peers successful complying with the national government's COVID-19 vaccination directive,” said Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO.

Southwest employees indispensable beryllium afloat vaccinated by Dec. 8 oregon look termination.

“I promote each Southwest Employees to conscionable the national directive, arsenic rapidly arsenic possible, since we worth each idiosyncratic and privation to guarantee occupation information for all,” Kelly said.

The institution said exemptions volition beryllium provided connected spiritual oregon aesculapian grounds.

Numerous airlines are requiring COVID-19 vaccines for staff, including United, American and JetBlue.