Amtrak to Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations

Reuters
By Reuters
September 23, 2021Vaccines
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Amtrak to Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Passengers gather near a busy Amtrak train platform at Union station in Washington on July 18, 2021. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)

Passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will require nearly all of its 18,000 employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22.

The railroad said in an email to employees that it will only allow regular coronavirus testing in lieu of vaccines for medical and religious accommodations.

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