Fox News is now requiring all of its employees at its New York location to be vaccination, without any exception for those who would rather be tested instead.
Fox News is now requiring all of its employees at its New York location to be vaccination, without any exception for those who would rather be tested instead.
The Details: Fox Corporation will now require all of its employees to receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine by December 27th, and has now axed a previously provision which would have allowed employees who didn’t want to receive the vaccine to opt out in favor of a regular testing regime.
The policy is likely the result of the company attempting to come into compliance with New York State’s vaccine rule which requires.
Why it Matters: Fox is home to a number of pundits and contributors who have previously expressed their skepticism of the vaccine itself and an outright opposition to vaccine mandates, making a potential clash between management and the conservative activist wing of the company likely.
In addition, the news comes in the midst of a new surge in Covid-19 infections, lead by the highly transmissible new ‘Omicron’ variant.
What People are Saying:
NEW – Internal memo for Fox staff: "All workers in NYC who perform in-person work at an office location, including Fox employees, must show proof of receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine" by Dec. 27.
— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) December 20, 2021
Testing will no longer be alternative to getting vaccine in NYC.
Fox News just instituted a vaccine mandate/passport for its own staff in NYC.
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) December 20, 2021
We will now know for sure that every single person at Fox News in NYC is vaccinated. Should run on a perma-chyron at the bottom. https://t.co/ZbkLVHo0KB
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) (@BrendanNyhan) December 21, 2021
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