Recently, gaming giant Activision Blizzard announced that the company would no longer require in-office staff to provide proof of vaccination, as part of a greater move away from remote work. That decision has prompted around 100 employees of the company to strike, with many calling it a serious risk to immunocompromised workers.
The timing of the announcement seems particularly suspect, as health officials have expressed concern that the wave of Omicron BA.2 cases in Europe and Asia could soon translate to a spike in U.S. cases. The walkout caused Activision to backtrack a bit from the initial policy, with the publisher now stating that individual studios will have leeway to determine the COVID policies that work for its employees. Still, it seems that the company's management is still holding firm to no vax requirement as the default policy.
