Amtrak Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees: Chief Executive

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Passenger railroad operator Amtrak said Tuesday it will suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and no longer expects service disruptions in January.

Amtrak Chief Executive Bill Flynn said in a memo obtained by The Epoch Times that employees who arenโ€™t vaccinated can get tested instead. Fewer than 500 Amtrak workers are unvaccinated, he said.

Informing Amtrakโ€™s decision was a recent federal court order that โ€œhalted the enforcement of the executive order for federal contractorsโ€ which caused the firm to reevaluate its policy toward vaccine mandates, Flynn wrote.

It means Amtrak will revert back to its original vaccine mandate that it announced in August, which allows for regular testing of unvaccinated workers, Flynn said. That will allow โ€œfor testing as an alternative to getting vaccinated,โ€ the memo said.

The memo added that Amtrak employees โ€œrequired to submit testing and fail to do so will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence initially.โ€

Amtrak, a quasi-public corporation that receives some federal dollars, was slated to terminate the employment of about 500 unvaccinated workers next month and anticipated service cuts. Amtrak president Stephen Gardner testified during a House hearing last week that he expected cuts because the railroad operator didnโ€™t have enough staff to operate all its trains.

But with Tuesdayโ€™s decision, the service cuts can be averted, Flynn said.

โ€œAfter reviewing our system service plans in light of these changes, we do not anticipate having system-wide service impacts in January,โ€ Flynn said.

Flynn added his company โ€œwill continue to update its vaccine policy as needed and follow the latest health and safety guidance. We believe these most recent changes are both appropriate and prudent, given the recent court decision and the continuing and evolving pandemic.โ€

When asked for comment on Amtrakโ€™s decision on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the vast majority of workers have been vaccinated. โ€œTheyโ€™re trying to work to ensure that there are adequate employees on the job,โ€ she said.

By Jack Phillips

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