U.S. employers have used information campaigns, extra money and other persuasions to urge their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, a growing number are requiring employees to get vaccinated or accept repeated testing. The federal government, states of California and New York and technology companies Google and Facebook are all demanding vaccinations. Some hospitals, universities, restaurants and entertainment places have also started requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. But the new measures are unlikely to affect many of the millions of unvaccinated Americans. Many of the companies requiring shots have mostly office workers who are already largely vaccinated and are not willing to work with those who are not. Some major companies are avoiding vaccination requirements. Food manufacturers and supermarkets, for example, depend on workers who do not earn a lot of money. They are concerned that requirements might drive away employees and worsen labor shortages. For example, Tyson Foods said about half of its 56,000 employees in the U.S. have received shots after the company held more than 100 vaccination events since February. But the company said it has no plans to require the others to get vaccinated. Walmart and Amazon are also not requiring their workers who are paid by the hour to get vaccinated. However, Walmart said employees at its headquarters will be required to get vaccinated by October 4. The federal government is the largest employer in the United States. President Joe Biden announced last week that all federal workers must get vaccinated or they face weekly tests and official travel bans. The federal government has said it will pay for the costs of the weekly tests. For other employers, insurance companies might pay for testing at some workplaces but not others.
Title: US Employers Step Up Pressure on Unvaccinated People
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5238/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Employers Step Up Pressure on Unvaccinated People' data-article-id='5823'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12750'>U.S. employers have used information campaigns, extra money and other persuasions to urge their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. </span> <span data-start-time='12750' data-end-time='23000'>Now, a growing number are requiring employees to get vaccinated or accept repeated testing.</span> <span data-start-time='23000' data-end-time='34854'>The federal government, states of California and New York and technology companies Google and Facebook are all demanding vaccinations. </span> <span data-start-time='34854' data-end-time='46479'>Some hospitals, universities, restaurants and entertainment places have also started requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. </span> <span data-start-time='46479' data-end-time='55583'>But the new measures are unlikely to affect many of the millions of unvaccinated Americans.</span> <span data-start-time='55583' data-end-time='68000'>Many of the companies requiring shots have mostly office workers who are already largely vaccinated and are not willing to work with those who are not.</span> <span data-start-time='68000' data-end-time='74375'>Some major companies are avoiding vaccination requirements. </span> <span data-start-time='74375' data-end-time='83958'>Food manufacturers and supermarkets, for example, depend on workers who do not earn a lot of money. </span> <span data-start-time='83958' data-end-time='93292'>They are concerned that requirements might drive away employees and worsen labor shortages.</span> <span data-start-time='93292' data-end-time='110833'>For example, Tyson Foods said about half of its 56,000 employees in the U.S. have received shots after the company held more than 100 vaccination events since February. </span> <span data-start-time='110833' data-end-time='118688'>But the company said it has no plans to require the others to get vaccinated.</span> <span data-start-time='118688' data-end-time='128146'>Walmart and Amazon are also not requiring their workers who are paid by the hour to get vaccinated. </span> <span data-start-time='128146' data-end-time='138292'>However, Walmart said employees at its headquarters will be required to get vaccinated by October 4.</span> <span data-start-time='138292' data-end-time='144333'>The federal government is the largest employer in the United States. </span> <span data-start-time='144333' data-end-time='157083'>President Joe Biden announced last week that all federal workers must get vaccinated or they face weekly tests and official travel bans.</span> <span data-start-time='157083' data-end-time='164042'>The federal government has said it will pay for the costs of the weekly tests. </span> <span data-start-time='164042' data-end-time='173146'>For other employers, insurance companies might pay for testing at some workplaces but not others.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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