Employers held off for months on making decisions about vaccine mandates, worried about legal and political pushback. But facing renewed pandemic restrictions, and with encouragement from government leaders, a growing number of the country’s biggest companies have been embracing the idea. On Friday, Walmart and the Walt Disney Company introduced new requirements that some employees be vaccinated. Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, with nearly 1.6 million workers, said vaccines would be mandatory for employees in its headquarters and for managers who traveled in the United States. The mandate does not apply to employees in stores, clubs, and distribution and fulfillment centers.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2021 15:16 UTC