Google is changing its COVID-19 policies, as it now requires all office workers returning to the offices to have weekly molecular tests. This is according to reports from CNBC, as the news outlet obtained a memo containing the change.

In this memo, Chief Health officer Karen DeSalvo said staff will display their vaccination status and surgical-grade mask to be worn indoors. According to Bloomberg, these weekly molecular tests are provided by Cue Health. Cue Health can give results for COVID-19 tests in a matter of minutes on the go. While Google’s contractors will have to rely on a longer result delivery by a mail-in BioIQ test.

Recently, Meta (formerly Facebook) is requiring all staff returning to the office to have the COVID-19 booster shots. This is according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.  What is this third shot? Due to the growing variants of the UK, South Africa and Omicron covid-19 virus, they have been a need for a third vaccine.

So individuals can take a third vaccine after 6 months of previous full vaccination. This protects the public against the special variants of the coronavirus. Meta has also pushed back the date of its office resumption to march 2022; due to the rising cases of COVID-19.

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All employees returning to Meta’s offices in the US will have to show proof of the booster shot on March 28 2022. Also, Google is also requiring all of its employees to be vaccinated before heading back to any physical offices and stores. This is due to the reoccurrence of the coronavirus in the United States and other countries.

Different variants of the virus are around, such as the Delta variant. This is a precautionary motive by Google for safety at work. Facebook initially planned on letting staff back in the Office fully vaccinated in October last year but had to push back the date. The increasing rates of the various variant emergence in the United States have been rapid and companies are looking to minimize casualties. Mandatory facial mask-wearing and tests are just about the right way to move in the best direction.

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