Dallas-based Texas Instruments will require all U.S. employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 29, the company said in an internal email.
According to the message sent to employees last week, those who do not fulfill the mandate and do not have an approved medical or religious exemption will be fired. The mandate applies to all employees, even those who work from home full time.
“Faced with the accelerating spread of new variants, we demand that our American employees be vaccinated against COVID-19,” a company spokesman said. “We have no greater responsibility to our employees than to provide a safe work environment. Now more than ever, vaccination remains the number one defense against the spread of COVID-19 and is the best way to protect our employees and our community. ”
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