Morgan Stanley's New York office bans unvaccinated staff and clients https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/investing/morgan-stanley-unvaccinated-employees-office/index.html Morgan Stanley plans to ban workers from its New York headquarters if they have not received a Covid-19 vaccine. The rule will apply to non-vaccinated guests and clients as well. According to a source close to the company, Morgan Stanley said in a memo to its employees in the New York metropolitan area that all staff working in buildings with a "large employee presence" are required to confirm their vaccination status by July 1. The source added that "vaccine attestation is on an honorary basis for employees, contingent workforce, clients and visitors." The Financial Times was the first to report the news. The company plans to expand the vaccination mandate to employees and guests in other Morgan Stanley locations in New York City and nearby Westchester starting July 12. "Operating within a fully vaccinated environment allows us to lift restrictions like the use of face coverings and the need to maintain physical distancing, returning to more normal office conditions," the source added. Morgan Stanley (MS) CEO James Gorman has previously taken a hard line on employees returning to the office: Gorman commented at an investing conference earlier this month that it was time for the bank's New York workers to head back to the headquarters in the Big Apple's Times Square. "If you can go to a restaurant in New York City, you can come into the office. And we want you in the office," Gorman said. He also warned he would be "very disappointed" if workers aren't back by Labor Day. And if they're not, then "we'll have a different kind of conversation," he said. Gorman added at the time that more than 90% of its workers have said they have already received the vaccine and that he expects this number to eventually hit 98% to 99%. He did note some employees may choose to not get vaccinated for health or religious reasons, adding that the company will deal with these situations on a case-by-case basis. Even more than other industries, Wall Street is in a rush to turn the page on the pandemic era of remote work. Goldman Sachs (GS) asked its employees to be back at the office last week, and it ordered staffers to divulge whether they've been vaccinated. Goldman is expecting 5,400 newly hired interns, analysts and associates in the office in addition to its returning employees. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) opened all of its US offices to employees with a 50% occupancy cap. Executives at the bank informed staff that it expects all US-based employees back in the office by early July on a consistent rotational schedule, subject to the same 50% cap.
Why didn't Trump punish China over COVID-19? 15 times Trump praised China as coronavirus was spreading across the globe The president has lambasted the WHO for accepting Beijing’s assurances about the outbreak, but he repeated them, as well. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/15/trump-china-coronavirus-188736 “China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!”
Follow-up: Houston hospital: 153 employees who refused vaccine have either quit or been fired https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-...efused-vaccine-have-either-quit-or-been-fired A total of 153 employees at Houston Methodist who have refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19 have either resigned or been fired, according to a report. Fox 26 Houston reported that a spokesperson from the hospital said these employees were out of the 178 who were suspended after the June deadline. The hospital told the station that employees who became compliant during the suspension period "returned to work the next day after they became compliant." The hospital did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News. Marc Boom, the CEO of the hospital, said at the time that 99% of its more than 25,000 workers had been vaccinated by the deadline. "It is unfortunate that today’s milestone of Houston Methodist becoming the safest hospital system in the country is being overshadowed by a few disgruntled employees," Boom said in a statement at the time, according to KHOU-TV in Houston. The Fox 26 report said there is a protest scheduled for Saturday and a lawsuit that will be filed in the 5th circuit court of appeals after a failed attempt in a federal court.
Physicians didn't take the shot. Interesting. "A lot of people resigned weeks ago some people resigned to just a couple of days before the deadline," she said. "We had a lot of physicians resign ahead of time and are stuck in the same boat too because they didn’t want to take the shot."
This is a claim of a nurse who rejected getting the shot and was fired. The hospital states it is categorically false that physicians resigned ahead of time due to not wanting to take the shot. Over 99% of their staff have taken the COVID vaccine.