WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate vaccines for employees by Dec. 8, four sources told Reuters on Friday.
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients spoke to the chief executives of American Airlines AAL.O, Delta Air Lines DAL.N and Southwest Airlines LUV.N on Thursday to ensure that they are working expeditiously to develop and enforce vaccine requirements ahead of a Dec. 8 deadline for federal contractors, the sources said.
Some airline officials have asked the White House to push back the requirements until after the busy holiday travel season.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Mark Porter)
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