(Reuters) – The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and the new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that requires fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks have led companies to change their plans on vaccinations and masking.
Here are some of the companies that have taken action following the CDC guidance.
COMPANY ACTION
Walmart Inc Reinstated mask mandate for workers in U.S. counties deemed at high
risk of COVID-19 transmission and said it required corporate staff
to be vaccinated
Apple Inc Mandated masks at most of its U.S. retail stores
Target Corp Mandated masks for employees and recommended masks for all
customers in areas with a high risk of transmission
Home Depot Inc Mandated employees, contractors and vendors to wear masks in all
stores, distribution centers, office locations and customers’
homes, regardless of vaccination status. Will also ask customers to
wear masks while in stores
Alphabet Inc Mandated vaccinations for all employees to step into offices and
extended work-from-home policy through Oct. 18
Facebook Inc Mandated vaccinations for all employees to step into offices
Twitter Inc Shut its reopened offices and paused future office reopenings
Lyft Inc Mandated vaccinations for employees returning to office and
postponed office reopenings to February from September
Netflix Inc Mandated vaccinations for cast and crew on all its U.S productions
Salesforce.com Mandated vaccinations for employees to return to some of its
offices
Walt Disney Inc Mandated mask requirements beginning July 30 for all guests while
indoors regardless of their vaccination status, and that all
salaried and non-union hourly U.S. employees working at any of its
sites be fully vaccinated
LinkedIn Corp To allow most employees to opt for full-time remote work as offices
gradually reopen
U.S. automakers General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Stellantis NV to reinstate the
wearing of masks at all U.S. plants, offices and warehouses,
regardless of vaccination status
McDonald’s Corp All McDonald’s customers and staff to start wearing masks again
inside its U.S. restaurants in areas with high or substantial
transmission, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not
Morgan Stanley Staff and clients will not be allowed to enter the bank’s New York
offices if not fully vaccinated
Jefferies Group Will allow only fully vaccinated individuals into offices and
events hosted outside offices
Uber Technologies Inc Mandated full vaccination for all employees to step into office and
pushed back its back-to-office date to late October globally
Tyson Foods Inc Mandated full vaccination for its workforce
Gap Inc Employees entering its office buildings in Bay Area, New York, and
Albuquerque hubs must show proof of vaccination starting Sept. 7
Pfizer inc All U.S. employees and contractors must get vaccinated or
participate in weekly COVID-19 testing
Microsoft Corp All employees, vendors and guests will be required to show proof of
COVID-19 vaccination to enter company’s U.S. buildings
United Airlines Inc Mandated all its U.S.-based employees to be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof of vaccination
JPMorgan Chase & Co Mandated masks for employees in U.S. offices regardless
of their vaccination status
Centene Corp All employees will have to show proof of vaccination or
undergo regular COVID-19 tests and wear masks at all times while in
company offices
Caterpillar Inc Reintroduced mask mandates for employees, suppliers and
visitors to the company’s facilities regardless of their
vaccination status
Deere & Co Mandated masks for employees, suppliers, and visitors
to its facilities regardless of their vaccination status
(Compiled by Dania Nadeem, Uday Sampath, Ankit Ajmera, Mrinalika Roy and Shreyasee Raj in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta, Vinay Dwivedi, Shailesh Kuber and Shinjini Ganguli)
