Major Wall Street Banks Start Dropping Mask Mandates

A number of major Wall Street financial institutions have moved to drop mask mandates, which comes amid a broader rollback of pandemic restrictions across the United States and in other parts of the world. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley said on Feb. 11 that they were doing away with the requirement for staff to wear masks in the office, though this only applies to employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2. Starting Monday, Goldman Sachs will no longer require fully vaccinated employees at its U.S. offices to wear masks, a spokeswoman told Reuters. Masks are now voluntary for fully vaccinated JPMorgan employees at the bank’s U.S. offices, according to a memo cited by Bloomberg. “With Omicron cases declining in many U.S. locations, and expected to continue to decline, vaccine boosters and treatments …  » Read full article