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Morgan Stanley to bar unvaccinated employees, clients from NY offices - source

Published 06/22/2021, 06:01 PM
Updated 06/23/2021, 11:02 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

(Reuters) -Morgan Stanley's staff and clients will not be allowed to enter the bank's New York offices if they are not fully vaccinated, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Employees, clients, and visitors will be required to attest to being fully vaccinated in order to access the bank's offices in New York and Westchester, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters late Tuesday.

Those who are not fully vaccinated will need to work remotely, the source added.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

The new policy will come into effect on July 12, the source said, adding that the policy will allow removal of COVID-related restrictions on face coverings and maintaining physical distancing inside office premises.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) had already implemented "vaccine-only" workspaces in some divisions including institutional securities and wealth management, according to Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/489422df-6b40-4787-98df-7ac5fd3dee6b, which first reported the news.

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We're moving towards a Jim Crow society of vaccinated vs unvaccinated. The way that you hear blacks in America were alleged to have been treated during Jim Crow? That's how unvaccinated people will likely be treated.
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others” - George Orwell
Free private corporation that can do as they please. let freedom reign, not just because you don't like it. Some of y'all want it both ways.
As long as you’re good with your family only being allowed access to places they’ve always been until they’ve removed their tilak, I see no short sightedness, hypocrisy, or unconscionable condoning of the violation of unalienable human rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence in this statement. From someone who has benefited (directly or indirectly) from relocating in “the pursuit of happiness” no less.
This is not a free country. Its a public bank building. What if they banned people because of their religious beliefs or their sexual orientation or the color of their skin. I mean “it’s their house,” right? Ha! “Free!”
Its their house, they can ban anyone they like. Sue them if u dont like it. This is a free country.
I hope they will be sued big time. Woke business by proxy doing the government bidding. This is how they take away our freedoms.
how dare they implement evidence based, common sense measures am I right? bunch of Nazis !
I agree, but who is going to sue them? The woke far left, or the do nothing fear ravaged RINO's. Those are your only 2 choices.
Also, did Morgan Stanley also ban people from entering their offices each flu season? Statistically, employees and clients are far more likely do di.e driving to work due to automotive accident than to d.ie from being in the presence of an unvaccinated. The mortality rate of COVID-19 even if infected is lower than the common flu for the vast majority of the working population. One could argue that vaccinated people driving into work are at more risk of dea.th than unvaccinated people who do not go to the offices.
Also, did Morgan Stanley also ban people from entering their offices each flu season? Statistically, employees and clients are far more likely do di.e driving to work due to automotive accident than to d.ie from being in the presence of an unvaccinated. The mortality rate of COVID-19 even if infected is lower than the common flu for the vast majority of the working population. One could argue that vaccinated people driving into work are at more risk of dea.th than unvaccinated people who do not go to the offices.
Banning people not because they are infected or have symptoms but simply because they are unvaccinated is fearmongering no different than if Morgan Stanley barred Musli.ms from entering their NY offices after 9/11 or banning bl.ack people because statistically they are more likely to commit viol.ent cr.imes and robb.ery.
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