Qantas Group said on Wednesday the Australian airline company will require all of its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Front-line employees – including cabin crew, pilots and airport staff – must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15, while remaining Qantas employees have until the end of March, the Sydney-based company said in a statement.
Exemptions will be made for employees who are unable to be vaccinated for documented medical reasons, the statement said. Such exemptions are expected to be "very rare."
Qantas said a survey found that 89% of its workers were already vaccinated or planned to be.
US airlines are divided over whether to insist on their staffs getting vaccinated.
