Apple is working with Walgreens Boots Alliance to provide its employees at Apple offices get COVID-19 vaccinations. Apple employees will be able to sign up on a website that the company will roll out soon. With vaccine availability expanding widely in the US, Apple can now provide additional support for employees who still need to get vaccinated.
In California, where Apple's main corporate campuses are located, all individuals over the age of 16 are eligible to get vaccinated. Still, demand in the Bay Area is high. So, for those living in and around Cupertino, it might be tough to get vaccinated.
Apple offers a voluntary solution for its employees, including sick leave for those who need time to recover from the symptoms after receiving the vaccine.
With its employees getting vaccinated, Apple might be able to get them back to offices sooner. But Apple has not asked employees to return nor set a firm date for their return after getting vaccinated. But Apple CEO Tim Cook has told employees that many of them will start coming back in June. Cook has said in March that he "can't wait" for employees to return to the office because person-to-person interactions are crucial for generating new ideas.
"Innovation isn't always a planned activity," Cook said. "It's bumping into each other over the course of the day and advancing an idea that you just had. And you really need to be together to do that."
Source: MacRumors