United Airlines will allow employees who requested religious or medical exemptions to its vaccine mandate to return to their regular jobs from unpaid leave or alternate roles, the airline said Thursday.
In making the changes to its vaccine policy, Chicago-based United cited sharply dropping COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations, COVID-19 restrictions lifting in many cities and states, and relaxing mask guidance in non-airport settings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
United will “reevaluate the appropriate safety protocols” if the virus again surges, the carrier said.
