The Walt Disney Company will require its employees in the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19

business group The Walt Disney Company will require their US salaried employees who are not unionized Get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to work.

“At The Walt Disney Company, the safety and well-being of our employees during the pandemic has been and continues to be a top priorityThe US media and entertainment giant said in a statement.

He added: “To that end, and based on Latest Recommendations From our scientists, health officials and medical professionals The COVID-19 vaccine provides the best protection against severe infectionAnd We demand that all salaried and non-union employees in the United States who work at any of our sites be fully vaccinated.”

“Non-vaccinated employees working on-site will have 60 days from today to complete their protocols and any employees still working from home will be required to submit vaccination verification prior to returning, with some limited exceptions.”Detailed message.

With this in mind, the company stated: We have also started discussions on this issue with the unions that represent our employees in the framework of collective bargaining. In addition, all new appointments must be Fully vaccinated before starting work. Vaccines are the best way we have to help control and protect this global pandemic to our employees.”

Masks at Disney World

This announcement comes a day later Disney World parks will report it As of Friday, the use of masks is now mandatory on transportation and enclosed spaces from attractions in Orlando, Florida, even for vaccinated people.

The measure also applies to park workers, according to a statement from Disney World on the page inside the magic. But he clarified that the use of masks is optional in open places, and children under the age of two are exempted from wearing them in all places.

Florida is facing a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been described by some media ‘Unvaccinated pandemic’Because the vast majority of infected people are the ones who chose not to receive immunization.

In recent weeks, Covid-19 cases have increased dramatically in the United States. Health authorities estimate that infections increased sixfold in July, compared to the norm recorded at the beginning of the month.

Companies such as Walmart, The Washington Post, Facebook and Google have also reported that they will ban employees who do not have a full covid-19 vaccine from entering their offices.

For his part, President Joe Biden demanded that federal employees be vaccinated or that refusers be subjected to periodic examinations.

With information from EFE

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