United Airlines and American Airlines will make COVID-19 vaccines available to qualified employees at O’Hare International Airport who live and work in Chicago.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available to qualified employees of both airlines starting on Thursday, the companies confirmed to Fox News.
United Airlines and American Airlines will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to qualified Chicago O’Hare employees. (iStock).
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United Airlines is offering the vaccine by appointment at its health clinic in Terminal 2 at the baggage claim level, United O’Hare vice president Omar Idris told employees in a letter. Flight crew and United employees at least 65 years of age can register, according to the memo.
“I know that there is still a lot of confusion about who is eligible to receive the vaccine and who is not, and it can take months before all of our employees can be vaccinated,” said Idris.
Likewise, American Airlines will also make the vaccine available to its O’Hare employees by appointment at Terminal 3, the airline confirmed.
“We are excited to be able to provide COVID-19 vaccination opportunities to our team at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) starting this week,” American Airlines told Fox News in a statement, adding that it will continue to connect members of the team in its operation with access to vaccines.
The Chicago Tribune first reported the news that both airlines would vaccinate qualified employees who worked in O’Hare.
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United confirmed to Fox Business last month that CEO Scott Kirby was supporting efforts to make vaccination a requirement for employees. Kirby expressed for the first time his support for making the vaccine mandatory in an employee prefecture in January; the carrier soon clarified that mandatory vaccination was something that the airline is “strongly considering”, but has not yet implemented as a firm policy.
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American Airlines, for its part, said earlier that the company does not plan to require its team members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine unless they are required to enter certain locations.