Use wechat to scan the QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > < / P > < p > on March 30, according to people familiar with the situation, apple is encouraging its employees to < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%8E%A5%E7%A7%8D > > novel coronavirus pneumonia vaccine < / a >, and allow < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%89%AF%E4%BD%9C%E7%94%A8 "> employees with side effects < / a > take paid leave. After novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in March 2020, apple took several precautions, including providing paid vacation to employees who had symptoms of new crown pneumonia and allowing employees to stay at home for work.

But as apple reopens its retail stores across the country, more and more employees are returning to work, and apple is encouraging employees to get vaccinated. < / P > < p > however, people familiar with the matter said Apple had told employees in recent weeks that it was unable to get the vaccine at present and would not provide it to employees on its own. In California, where Apple's main office and more than 50 retail stores are located, people over the age of 16 can be vaccinated on April 15, and other states are expanding coverage. < / P > < p > Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees at a city hall meeting in late 2020 that the company plans to return more employees as early as June. Cook always believed that employees would eventually return to the office, but also hinted that more flexibility would be provided. < / P > < p > cook told employees last year: "face to face collaboration is irreplaceable, but we also learned a lot about how to do work outside the office without sacrificing efficiency. Even if the epidemic is over, we will still retain many good habits and integrate the best transformation results we have achieved. " < / P > < p > last week, Amazon started on-site vaccination for front-line employees in warehouses in Nevada, Kansas and Missouri, as well as many airlines and hotel chains. < / P > < p > Apple is always providing on-site new coronavirus testing for employees returning to the office, as well as mailing test kits for retail and other department employees. Apple recently added a new feature to its map app to help users find vaccination sites. (small) < / P > < p >