Apple employees will soon be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations at the tech giant's workplaces

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Apple employees will soon be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations at the tech giant's workplaces
Apple is working with Walgreens Boots Alliance to help employees get the COVID-19 vaccine at their work.JB Lacroix/Getty Images
  • Apple employees could soon get a COVID-19 vaccine at the tech giant's offices.
  • Apple is working with Walgreens Boots Alliance to help employees get the shot, according to Reuters.
  • Some other companies, like Cisco and Amazon, are offering on-site vaccinations to employees.
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Apple employees may soon not need to travel very far to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

According to Reuters, Apple is working with Walgreens Boots Alliance to give employees the COVID-19 shot at their workplaces. A website is being set up for employees to make a vaccine appointment. The shot is voluntary for Apple workers, per Reuters.

Bloomberg previously reported that the tech giant offers paid time off for employees' vaccine appointments as well as paid sick leave. Other companies like McDonald's and Aldi also offer its employees paid time off so that workers would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.

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Apple and Walgreens Boots Alliance didn't immediately respond to Insider for comment.

Apple is one of a number of companies making it easier for its workers to get the shot. Last month, Amazon had set up on-site vaccination centers for warehouse workers in Missouri, Nevada, and Kansas.

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According to Silicon Valley Business Journal, Cisco is already giving voluntary vaccinations at the company. A spokesperson for Intel told Silicon Valley Business Journal that it will soon be rolling out a similar program for its workers and members of their household in its Santa Clara and Arizona offices.

Outside of the tech industry, automaker company Ford and United Auto Workers has also set up on-site vaccination programs to employees in Southeast Michigan; Lima, Ohio; and Kansas City, Missouri, making it easier for some employees to get vaccinated.

"It has been a stressful experience finding a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in the area," a quality inspector at Michigan Assembly Plant said in a press release. "Now that stress has been lifted with Ford offering on-site appointments for its employees. I can't wait to get my first shot."

The US has already administered over 200 million vaccines, reaching President Joe Biden's goal for his first 100 days in office.

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