Woman gettting vaccinated Alarmed health experts fret that hiring the unvaccinated could lead to outbreaks in the workplace — not to mention trigger another virus wave.

(Bloomberg) –It’s not just JPMorgan Chase & Co. that’s hiring unvaccinated workers again. Nearly a third of employers who previously required Covid shots have dropped or plan to drop the requirement, according to a forthcoming survey.

Yet as virus rates appear to ebb and companies loosen rules, often in an effort to attract new hires in a tight labor market, they could be alienating employees who dutifully got their shots. Covid-cautious workers and customers as well may take umbrage at the idea of sharing space with the unvaccinated, complicating the return-to-office push.

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