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In the midst of criticism on hisworking conditions Last year, Amazon argued thatEmployee security ishis priority, In particular during the pandemic of COVID. Over time, however, some protocols, the company has put in place are lifted, even withCOVID INFECTIONS again because of the Delta variant. A particular precaution would currently be put on its veto before August. Continue reading to find out what the company says it will no longer be done after the end of this month.

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Workers can currently get Amazon Covid tests on site, but coming to an end. The company told the employees that it will cease to test Covid after July 30If an internal note SEND SA A TO Z INTERNAL APPLICATION OF EMPLOYEES, the information provided on July 19 The news release confirmed that he had seen images of the message sent by Amazon.

"Free Covid-19 test is now widely available and our employees have many options available to them, including caregivers and public test sites," the message explained. Amazon told CNN that he can resume hisCOVID test program If there is a change in the orientation of local or national public health officials, but did not indicate whether it would give employees of time to be tested Covid.

Despite the lifting of the other Covid precaution, Amazon does not require on-site warehouse workers to be vaccinated. The company isencourage vaccination, Nevertheless. In March, Amazon started rolling on-site vaccination events in warehouses across the country, and in May, this effort was more than 250 locations across the United States and Canada. The company also announced in mid-May that it was looking for hiring 75,000 new warehouse and delivery workers,Offering $ 100 bonus For new hirings already vaccinated against COVID, reported Associated Press. Current hourly employees receive a $ 80 bonus to be vaccinated, whether on or off site.

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Amazon aMore than 110 warehouses In the United States, according to CNBC. Houses California Most Fulfillment Centers of the Company, but there are also several warehouses in other states, many of which have a low vaccination rate. In Georgia, where Amazon has at least11 FULFILLMENT CENTERS, Only about 38 percent of the state populationhas been completely vaccinated, Depending on the data compiled by CDC Hospital Becker Review. Texas, Florida and South Carolina also have less vaccinated than 50 percent of their populations.

Amazonabandoned his mask mandate For most American workers vaccinated on May 24, however, warehouse workers in California, Hawaii, and Jackson, Mississippi, are still needed to wear masks, even if it is fully vaccinated. The company also says it checks ensure that employees are vaccinated before they are included in the mask requirements in authorized states. Amazon requires workers to download images from their vaccine cards to its application A to Z, and the workers who do it are given a green check mark that indicates that they can be on site without mask.

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