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COVID-19’s Delta variant surge keeps employees from returning back to office

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:


  • A new wave of COVID-19 cases due to the spread of the delta variant has disrupted the returning of workers in the offices.
  • Companies have moved their welcoming ceremonies between October and November.
  • From June to July, over 99 percent of COVID-19 related deaths were among the unvaccinated population.

Amid the continuous spread of the highly infectious delta variant, new cases of COVID-19 are steadily growing across the US once again.

Companies had already planned to welcome back their employees in the coming weeks but given the resurgence of the virus, it would once again be suspended.

From the original schedule which is September, Apple has moved its welcome ceremonies for its workers on October 1.

“As the situation continues to evolve, we’re committed to the same measured approach that we have taken all along,” the company told the employees, as reported by the New York Times.

In a similar approach, Google told USA Today that they would undergo a “phased and deliberated” way to bring back more workforce in the office.

On the other hand, Investment bank Goldman Sachs was planning to test all of its fully-vaccinated employees in its New York branches, according to the Times.

Small business establishments were also affected with the recent wave of delta variant cases. Startup business owner Bochen Wang told KPIX that workers who were originally scheduled to return to work in July would instead be reporting between October and November.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that about 49 percent of the US adult population has completed their vaccinations as of Tuesday. Meanwhile, about 57 percent of Americans had at least taken their first doses.

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci noted that nearly 100 percent of all COVID-19 fatalities in June were unvaccinated people.

CDC Director Rochelle Walenksy made a similar remark this month, when she told Yahoo News that 99.5 percent of COVID-19 death tolls were people who are unvaccinated.

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“Those deaths were preventable with a simple, safe shot… COVID-19 vaccines are free and available to everyone age 12 and up. Vaccination is our leading public health strategy to stop the Delta variant and bring case rates down in these counties,” she said.

“Turning the corner on this pandemic, getting back to normal, and stopping the Delta variant requires all of us to do our part… and to get vaccinated,” she said.

Amid the slight surge of COVID-19 breakthrough cases, which meant that those infected were fully-vaccinated individuals, the bulk of hospitalizations and fatalities in recent weeks have come from the unvaccinated population.

Source: PEOPLE.com

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