IBM will only allow return of full vaccines to U.S. offices from September 7

Aug. 13 (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) said on Friday it would only allow fully vaccinated U.S. employees to return to their offices, which are slated to open from Sept. 7, given the spread speed of the Delta variant. of COVID-19.

“We will still be opening many of our sites in the United States, where local clinical conditions permit, the week of September 7. However, reopenings will only affect fully vaccinated employees who choose to come into the office,” Nickle said. LaMoreaux, Director of Human Resources. said in a note sent to employees.

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and new guidelines from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that require fully vaccinated people to wear masks have led companies to change their plans for return to office, vaccinations and masking.

The tech company has also asked its employees to get fully vaccinated, joining other big techs to fight the spread of the virus.

Earlier Thursday, Facebook Inc (FB.O) pushed back its return to office date for all U.S. employees and some international employees until January 2022, while AT&T Inc (TN) said it would demand that management employees are vaccinated before entering a workplace.

Report by Tiyashi Datta in Bangalore; Editing by Shailesh Kuber

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