Goldman Sachs lifts Covid vaccine and testing mandate for many employees

The Wall Street investment bank told staff in a memo on Tuesday that effective September 6, all employees can enter its offices in the Americas, “regardless of vaccination status,” with no requirement to participate in regular testing or wear face coverings.

The relaxed Covid protocols from Goldman Sachs show how some businesses are evolving in an effort to live with Covid.

“With many tools including vaccination, improved treatments and testing now available, there is significantly less risk of severe illness,” Goldman Sachs wrote in the memo, which cited updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that no longer differentiates between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals to define exposure and infections.