"An encouraging health move. Being a corporate company, Ford sets an example of how to maintain a curious balance between profit & national health goals. Vaccine mandate by companies is critical to foster vaccination, slow the spread of the virus & ultimately fight the pandemic."

Nice to see Ford finally leading the way on something! “Those workers have until December 8 to be fully vaccinated. Employees who refuse to do so and do not have an approved religious or medical exemption will be put on paid leave for a maximum of 30 days. After that time their job protection expires, according to the spokesperson. "The goal is to achieve highest possible vaccination rate without severe consequences to any employee," said the spokesperson.”

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the leave status of Ford employees who are not fully vaccinated. They will be placed on unpaid leave. Separately, this story was updated after Ford clarified its statement on the scope of the mandate.