ASTRAZENECA REQUIRES US EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED

AstraZeneca is requiring all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus if they plan on returning to the workplace or need to interact with customers.

“At AstraZeneca, we are driven by science and every day we push the boundaries to deliver life-changing medicines. To safeguard the health and wellbeing of our employees and communities, we must follow the science and as part of our return to workplace approach, we will require all US-based AstraZeneca and Alexion employees who are onsite or visiting our customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19,” a spokesperson for the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company said in a statement to The Hill on Monday.

The spokesperson said the decision was made about two weeks ago and employees were subsequently notified.