These are Apple's new rules regarding COVID-19


 Starting next month, Apple will rarely conduct tests for COVID-19 detection on employees who come to Apple's offices or stores who have been vaccinated. However, those who have not been vaccinated will still be tested frequently.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Deirdre O'Brien Senior Vice President of Retail announced the new policy during an all-stakeholder meeting Friday, September 17.


The updated company guidelines appear to be in line with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards that will be set as a result of US President Joe Biden's administration push to increase vaccination rates.


The standard says companies with 100 people or more should require weekly immunizations or testing. Apple recently postponed the date when its employees returned to the office, this delay also in response to a spike in cases of the Delta variant.


Previously, an internal email last August determined that work entry would be postponed until at least January 2022. Employees will be given one month's notice before the timetable for office entry takes effect.


During the meeting, Cook told employees they needed to learn about the remote workplace after years of being completely in the office and about 18 months at home.


For now, Apple will give all of its employees three extra days off in the next quarter.

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