St. Louis area employers to require employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by fall

(AP) – Two of the largest employers in the St. Louis area have announced they will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by fall. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that BJC HealthCare and Washington University both announced the vaccination requirements on Tuesday. The announcement comes at a time when demand for vaccines is waning in Missouri, a state that already lags behind the national average in COVID-19 immunization rate. The St. Louis region’s three other major health systems SSM Health, Mercy and St. Luke’s Hospital have not issued vaccine requirements but say they are discussing the issue.