Apple will now require employees to submit proof of COVID-19 booster shot

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The company's internal email shows that Apple requires store and corporate employees to get a booster shot.

If an employee is eligible to get a booster shot, they will have four weeks to comply, otherwise they will need to take frequent tests to enter a retail store, partner store, or Apple office. Apple will require unvaccinated employees to provide negative COVID-19 rapid antigen tests before entering the workplace beginning on January 24th, although it is unclear whether this applies to both corporate and retail employees.

Apple boosted safety protocols as the omicron variant spread.

The emergence of Omicron and the waning efficacy of the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines have led to the need for a booster shot.

Retail workers are required to take tests twice per week, and unvaccinated corporate employees are required to take daily tests before entering the office. The company began requiring vaccine recipients to take COVID-19 tests once a week, but later lowered the test's frequencies. It appears that Apple does not apply its frequent testing policy to employees who do not get the booster shot by the deadline.

Meta said employees will need to get a booster shot before they return to work in March. Employees are required to have the first two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as take weekly molecular tests, if they wish to work at the company.