CNN Fires 3 Employees For Coming To Office Unvaccinated: Report

A CNN reporter said that network president Jeff Zucker has said that the company is targeting a mid-October return-to-office date.

CNN has terminated three of its employees, who came to the office without getting vaccinated. Its President Jeff Zucker, in a memo to his staff, said that it came to their notice last week that three employees were coming to the office unvaccinated. "All three have been terminated," Mr Zucker said, adding, "Let me be clear -- we have a zero-tolerance policy on this." Jeff Zucker adds in his memo to CNN staff: "In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated. All three have been terminated. Let me be clear -- we have a zero-tolerance policy on this." "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." More from Jeff Zucker memo to CNN staff: pic.twitter.com/KDhh6sPpZM On Thursday, Oliver Darcy, a senior media reporter with CNN, tweeted excerpts from the memo. Quoting Mr Zucker, he wrote, "In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated. All three have been terminated. Let me be clear -- we have a zero-tolerance policy on this."  In another tweet, the CNN reporter added that Mr Zucker has said that the network is targeting a mid-October return-to-office date. Earlier, the news organisation planned to resume working from the office on September 7, which has now been postponed. "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," it read.