United gets rid of this precaution of security, as of March 28

The airline will no longer be applied to this COVID restriction.


The last two years have been a hectic period for the airlines. In order to safely transport millions of passengers daily as Covid spreading, carriers had to adapt in different ways. As a result,several restrictions Have been placed on travelers during this period, do not allow you to fly without mask to prevent you from ordering alcohol during your flight. Slowly but surely, the airlines have returned some of their rules based on covidation by declining rapidly. Now, United Airlines has just announced that it will retain one of its greatest safety precautions later this month. Read it to find out what the airline will no longer be applied in the coming weeks.

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United Airlines get rid of its strictest vaccination policy.

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United Airlines will change its vaccine mandate by allowing some of its non-vaccinated employees.return to work soon, Initiated recently reported. According to the outlet, the airline will bring more than 2,000 workers who have not obtained the vaccine in accordance with his mandate, but received exemption from the Company, as of March 28. On 2021 August, United announced that its employees more than 67,000 employees would have until September 27 of this year to be vaccinated against Covid or dismissed.

According to the initiate, more than 99% of carrier workers ended up being vaccinated by the deadline, but about 200 employees remained unchanged and have been terminated. 2,200 additional non-vaccinated workers have requested religious or medical exemptions and those that have been approved have been allowed to keep up with UNI, but had to work in a non-client position or take unpaid leave. On March 28, non-vaccinated employees will be able toReturn to their old roles even if they work directly with customers, byWall Street's Journal.

The carrier says it reverses this policy in accordance with the current state of the pandemic.

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The substantial decrease in COVID figures in the last month helped United Airlines in its decision. According to disease control and prevention centers (CDC), in thelast week aloneInfections decreased by more than 28% and hospitalizations are down more than 30%.

"We expect COVID case accounts, hospitalizations and deaths to continue to decline nationwide in the coming weeks and, as a result, we plan to welcome these employees"Kirk LimblerThe Vice President of United Human Resources, stated in a note sent to employees on March 10, obtained by initiate.

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United might choose to bring this precaution.

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This is not a free pass for unvaccinated people to start postulating jobs with United Airlines. According toWall Street's JournalA person familiar with the carrier's decision stated that newly hired workers for United should still be vaccinated. And if Covid begins to overcome again, the company could choose to shoot non-vaccinated employees once again. In its note to the employees, Limacher said that "if another variant emerging or the trends of COVID suddenly reverse the reverse course", then unite would be "re-evaluate the appropriate security protocols at that time."AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

United CEO was held firmly behind the vaccine's mandate of the airline.

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United has faced some critics over the past year on its vaccine mandate, which has been considered one of the most stringent companies or other airline. According toWall Street's Journal, most of the other major US airlines have ceased to complete the employees. CornScott Kirby, the CEO of the airline resisted firmlybehind the decision of his company even in the middle of a backlash.

"Our requirement for vaccination is work and safeguarding," wrote Kirby in January 11th. "Since our vaccine policy came into effect, the hospitalization rate among our employees was [100 times] lower than the general population in the United States before our vaccination requirement, tragically, more than one employee Average per week was dying from Covid. But now we have left eight consecutive weeks with zero deaths related to Covid among our vaccinated employees. "

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