Delta Air Line’s $200 surcharge on unvaccinated workers has pushed more workers to get the shot
It’s been two weeks since Delta Air Lines DAL, +3.63% said it would start giving unvaccinated workers $200 monthly surcharges and the airline is already seeing the announcement move the needle on its internal vaccination rate, according to its top medical official.
At this point, a four percentage-point climb is no small feat because the people who remain unvaccinated also tend to be the most hesitant, compared to the people who initially rushed to get their shots, Ting noted. Ting spoke Thursday morning at an Infectious Diseases Society of America press briefing about the future of the workplace amid the continuing pandemic.
Joe Biden expected to announce stricter vaccine rules Later Thursday, President Joe Biden is expected to announce even stricter vaccination rules for federal workers that will drop an unvaccinated worker’s option to undergo regular testing. Meanwhile, 12% were mulling a discount for vaccinated workers, the Wills Towers Watson WLTW, +4.45% survey revealed. The same survey showed 21% of employers with some type of workplace vaccination requirement in place by the summer, up from 9% in the spring.
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