Google ends mandatory global COVID-19 vaccine requirements to enter offices
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Tech giant Google on Tuesday dropped its mandatory global vaccine requirements to enter its buildings, asserting that most people today have some level of immunity against COVID-19, reported CNBC. In a companywide email sent to employees, Chris Rackow, Google's Vice President of Global Security, said, "Vaccines will no longer be required as a condition of entry to any of our buildings."
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Now world is in a very different place: Rackow
As per the email, Google "put in place emergency measures such as the COVID-19 vaccine policy to keep everyone safe, but now the world is in a very different place." "Case rates and hospitalizations have stabilized for many months now, and governments all around the world — including the United States — are ending emergency declarations, lifting restrictions, and ending vaccination mandates."
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Joe Biden ended national emergency in the US
The company's decision came a day after President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday that sought to end the three-year-long national emergency declared during the pandemic. Notably, Google told its employees in December 2021 that they must get vaccinated against the disease, a move that was widely criticized by several employees who urged the company to rethink its policy.