Delta Doesn’t Mandate Vaccines for Workers But Adds $200 Surcharge for Those Unvaxxed
Photo Credit: Delta will be adding a $200 monthly insurance surcharge for unvaccinated employees. Flickr / Eric Salard
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With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, more airlines will feel emboldened to mandate employee vaccines. Delta is trying to skirt that with higher health insurance costs for workers not vaccinated.
A rise in unvaccinated Delta employees hospitalized with the Covid-19 Delta variant is prompting Delta Air Lines to take aggressive steps to encourage vaccination among its workers but won't go as far as a mandate.
These steps include adding a $200 monthly surcharge for unvaccinated employees using the company healthcare plan starting in Nove
