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(Reuters) – The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and the new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that requires fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks have led companies to change their plans on vaccinations and masking.
Here are some of the companies that have taken action following the CDC guidance.
COMPANY ACTION
Walmart (NYSE:) Inc Reinstated mask mandate for workers in U.S. counties deemed at high
risk of COVID-19 transmission and said it required corporate staff
to be vaccinated
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) Mandated masks at most of its U.S. retail stores
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) Asked all U.S. employees to wear masks at work, regardless of their
vaccination status
Target Corp (NYSE:) Mandated masks for employees and recommended masks for all
customers in areas with a high risk of transmission
Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) Mandated employees, contractors and vendors to wear masks in all
stores, distribution centers, office locations and customers’
homes, regardless of vaccination status. Will also ask customers to
wear masks while in stores
Alphabet (NASDAQ:) Inc Mandated vaccinations for all employees to step into offices and
extended work-from-home policy through Oct. 18
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:) Mandated vaccinations for all employees to step into offices
Twitter Inc (NYSE:) Shut its reopened offices and paused future office reopenings
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:) Mandated vaccinations for employees returning to office and
postponed office reopenings to February from September
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:) Mandated vaccinations for cast and crew on all its U.S productions
Salesforce.com (NYSE:) Mandated vaccinations for employees to return to some of its
offices
Walt Disney (NYSE:) Inc Mandated mask requirements beginning July 30 for all guests while
indoors regardless of their vaccination status, and that all
salaried and non-union hourly U.S. employees working at any of its
sites be fully vaccinated
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) Requires all U.S employees to wear a mask while indoors. Retail
staff to wear face coverings when on the store floor.
AT & T Inc Employees who come in to work locations in areas with high or
substantial transmission of COVID-19 are required to wear face
masks regardless of vaccination status. Management employees need
to be vaccinated before entering a work location.
LinkedIn Corp To allow most employees to opt for full-time remote work as offices
gradually reopen
U.S. automakers General Motors Co (NYSE:), Ford Motor (NYSE:) Co and Stellantis NV to reinstate the
wearing of masks at all U.S. plants, offices and warehouses,
regardless of vaccination status
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