Read Google’s email to employees on lifting global Covid-19 vaccine policy – Times of India

The number of Covid-19 cases are on the rise in India once again. However, globally the situation seems to be better and almost back to normal. At least in the USA. Keeping the current situation in mind, Google has made several changes to its Covid-19 protocols. According to a report by CNBC, Chris Rackow, vice president, global security, Google has told employees that vaccines won’t be mandatory to enter any of the company’s buildings.
The report says that Rackow told employees how vaccines have been critical in keeping the company employees safe in the offices. Here’s the email in full, as per the CNBC report:“Last month marks three years since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We put in place emergency measures such as our Covid-19 vaccine policy to keep everyone safe, but now the world is in a very different place. Most people today have some level of immunity against Covid-19, case rates and hospitalisations have stabilised for many months now, and governments all around the world — including the U.S. — are ending emergency declarations, lifting restrictions and ending vaccination mandates.

Based on this, we’re now lifting our global vaccine policy. This means that vaccines will no longer be required as a condition of entry to any of our buildings. Those with existing accommodations will receive an email with further guidance.

Covid-19 vaccines have been a critical part of our overall strategy to keep Googlers safe, especially in the workplace. They also have the benefit of reducing the risk of severe disease if you get infected and have helped to protect vulnerable members of our community. We encourage everyone to remain up to date with their Covid-19 vaccines going forward, just as we encourage everyone to get a flu shot every year.

We’ll continue to follow all local regulations and will maintain our cleaning and ventilation standards in the office, and we ask that you do your part by monitoring your health and staying home if you feel sick.

We’ve come through an extraordinary time, which called on us to adapt and come together in ways we couldn’t have imagined. I am proud and grateful for the resilience you’ve all shown as we navigated so much uncertainty—for our company and the world—over the past few years.

Thank you again for everything you do to keep your colleagues and communities safe.

Chris”