United Airlines will require COVID-19 vaccines for all its employees

United Airlines announced Friday that employees volition beryllium mandated to get a COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the archetypal large U.S.-based bearer to denote specified a requirement.

The strict argumentation details that employees indispensable beryllium vaccinated 5 weeks aft the Food and Drug Administration afloat approves a COVID-19 vaccine oregon 5 weeks aft Sept. 20, whichever comes first.

Denver is simply a hub metropolis for United, and much passengers alert retired of Denver International Airport by measurement connected United than immoderate different carrier. Through July, astir 10.51 cardinal passengers person flown with United via DIA successful 2021, representing 42.5% of travelers utilizing the airdrome .

“We cognize immoderate of you volition disagree with this determination to necessitate the vaccine for each United employees,” United CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart wrote successful a missive to employees. “But, we person nary greater work to you and your colleagues than to guarantee your information erstwhile you’re astatine work, and the facts are crystal clear: everyone is safer erstwhile everyone is vaccinated.”

United is offering an other time of wage to employees who volition be inoculated earlier the deadline, including those who person already gotten the vaccine.

The argumentation does not use to United’s passengers.