Goldman Sachs Mandates Booster Shot Vaccination Amid COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has mandated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for employees and visitors to its branches as confirmed cases rapidly spread.

According to CNN and others on the 27th (local time), a Goldman Sachs spokesperson stated that starting February 1 next year, everyone visiting offices in the United States must receive a booster shot. Additionally, from January next year, the mandatory COVID-19 testing frequency will be doubled from twice a week to twice weekly.

Foreign media reported that this measure was taken in response to the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases nationwide due to the spread of the Omicron variant.

According to foreign media, in the past week, the number of new confirmed cases in the area where Goldman Sachs is located surged by 55% compared to the previous week, recording more than 205,000 cases daily.

Prior to Goldman Sachs, another investment bank, Jefferies, announced that all employees wishing to return to the office must receive a booster shot by January 31 next year.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg interpreted this measure as showing the determination not to change the policy of employees returning to the office despite the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, is classified as a leader in office return efforts along with Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S.

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