Southwest Airlines is the latest carrier to require employees to be vaccinated under new federal guidelines.
plan to increase vaccinations among companies with more than 100 employees by requiring inoculations or regular Covid testing.
"Southwest Airlines is a federal contractor and we have no viable choice but to comply with the U.S. government mandate for Employees to be vaccinated, and — like other airlines — we're taking steps to comply," Gary Kelly, CEO of the Dallas-based airline, told staff on Monday. Pilots unions at American and Southwest have strongly opposed vaccine mandates, saying aviators are concerned about side effects from vaccines
Kelly said the decision that the provisions for medical and religious exemptions are "are very limited."
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