Tech companies: No shot, no coming back to the office

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Society & Culture, Science, Technology

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🗓️ 4 August 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Without a federal mandate in place, tech companies have started requiring their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine before they return to work in person. First, it was Google and Facebook. Now, more companies in other industries are following suit. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) joins Rani Molla to talk more about this trend. References: Read Shirin’s story here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Rani Molla (@ranimolla) Producer: Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.2	If you want to come back to work in person, you have to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
0:49.9	At least that's what several big tech companies like Google and Facebook have started telling
0:53.2	their employees.
0:54.2	Now, it looks like more big-name employers are following suit.
0:57.3	Walmart, Disney, Lyft, and Uber.
0:59.3	They've all started requiring the shots.
1:01.6	Without a federal mandate in place, the private sector is now leading the way.
1:05.0	Because Drain Gaffari joins us to tell us more about this growing trend.
1:11.4	Hey, Shrine.
1:13.4	Hey, Ronnie.
1:14.4	So before we get into what private companies are doing, help us set the scene.
1:18.0	What's going on in the U.S. with the state of the pandemic right now?
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