Modern demands COVID-19 vaccination for U.S. employees

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An employee shows the Modern COVID-19 vaccine at Northwell Health’s Longwell Jewish Valley Stream Hospital in New York, USA, on December 21, 2020. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz

August 20 (Reuters) – Modern Inc. (MRNA.O) said Friday it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all its employees in the United States starting in October.

Rival coronavirus vaccine maker Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N) had ordered earlier this month that its U.S. employees and contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 or participate in a weekly trial of COVID-19.

Other U.S. companies such as Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.O) and Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) have also announced similar requirements for staff in the face of growing infections in the country due to the spread of the Delta variant.

Moderna, a manufacturer of one of three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States, said it would make religious or medical exemptions individually.

Reports from Manojna Maddipatla to Bengaluru; Edited by Arun Koyyur

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