According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta, facebook's jobs parent company, will require staffers to have received a COVID-19 booster shot in order to work from its US offices. Meta had previously stated that US office employees would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they returned to work. Still, as of March 28th, they will also be required to show proof of a booster vaccine, Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirmed to The Verge.
The company is also delaying reopening its full office until March 28th, delaying a return that was previously scheduled for the end of this month. Not all Meta employees will be required to return to work on March 28th. According to a policy announced in December, those who want to return can postpone their return for three to five months.
Staff members can also request to work remotely full-time. According to Clayton, employees will now have until March 14th to decide whether to return to the office, defer their return, or request part-time remote work.
The changes are being announced as COVID-19 jobs and case counts continue to rise across the United States, forcing businesses and organizations to rethink their plans for in-person gatherings. Due to the increasing number of cases, many companies withdrew their physical presence from this year's CES, and the conference itself was canceled a day early.
