Universal Orlando has updated its company vaccination policy so that employees who have not been fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 will have to undergo weekly COVID testing and mask up.
Universal Orlando has updated its company vaccination policy in accordance with federal guidelines, and under the new requirements employees who have not been fully vaccinated by Feb.9 will have to undergo weekly COVID testing and mask up. In a message sent to Universal workers Monday evening, Universal Parks & Resorts’ Executive Vice President John Sprouls said the policy was in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard. In the message, Sprouls said 93% of Universal employees have shared their vaccination status with the company, and an unspecified “majority” of the resort’s workers are fully vaccinated. Universal began requiring employees to disclose their vaccination status with the company in August but has not mandated the vaccine. The federal standard took effect Monday and requires companies with 100 or more employees to mandate worker COVID-19 vaccination or require unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly COVID testing and wear masks.
