Prognosis
TSA Screeners Face Vaccine Deadline With Up to 40% Lacking Shots
- Government doesn’t see disruptions around Thanksgiving travel
- Union says Christmas travel could be impacted if rule enforced
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As many as 40% of U.S. airport security screeners haven’t been vaccinated for Covid-19 as an immunization deadline for federal employees and the busy holiday travel season converge.
Many Transportation Security Administration workers are resisting the requirement as the Nov. 22 deadline approaches, said Hydrick Thomas, president of the American Federation of Government Employees’ division representing front-line airport security officers.