Washington Post to require COVID vaccines for reporters and staff

The Washington Post will require all employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, the newspaper’s publisher said.

Fred Ryan, the paper’s publisher, announced in an email to staff that all employees will be required to present proof that they are vaccinated against the virus by mid-September when the company reopens its offices. “Even though the overwhelming majority of Post employees have already provided proof of vaccination, I do not take this decision lightly,” Ryan said in the memo.