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CNN fires three employees for breaking its vaccine policy

08/06/2021 Ms. G News 0

In a memo sent to employees on Thursday, CNN chief Jeff Zucker let his staff know that the network terminated three employees for breaking its policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

“Let me be clear — we have a zero tolerance policy on this.”

CNN fires three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against Covid-19 pic.twitter.com/H2GcLyOmlY
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) August 6, 2021

The Associated Press obtained the memo after media reporter Oliver Darcy first tweeted about it.

Jeff Zucker says in memo to staff that CNN has postponed the Sept. 7 return-to-office date & is now targeting mid-October. "This was not an easy decision, and there is much to consider. The bottom line is that, based on the information that is available today…"
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 5, 2021

"I think it is fair to say that we are all feeling a mix of anticipation, anxiety, frustration, confusion, and exasperation … I get it,” Zucker says. He adds: "Continue to take care of yourselves and each other. And I will share more updates just as soon as we have them."
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 5, 2021