FirstBank makes COVID-19 boosters mandatory for all staff


FirstBank has not only made vaccination mandatory for staff, it is requiring that all staff take booster shots, according to reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online today, February 8, 2022.
Our newsroom was informed by sources within FirstBank that staff members were informed of the policy this morning.
The Pfizer booster shot is being offered for free in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Boosters mandatory
According to a copy of the circular to staff and leaked to VINO, as of March 1, 2022, FirstBank will require all regular and temporary 'FirstbBankers' to be vaccinated with the booster dose against COVID-19.
"Employees who are vaccinated and are eligible for the booster, but do not obtain by March 1st, will be required to upload weekly evidence of negative test results beginning on March 7," the circular stated.
Disciplinary action possible
It also said that all staff must be registered in the company's 'Vaccination Registry' or face disciplinary action.
"This requirement is mandatory. Failure to comply with this requirement by the said date will lead to disciplinary action," the circular warned.
Meanwhile, efforts to get a comment from FirstBank, including in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, proved futile up to the time of publication.


35 Responses to “FirstBank makes COVID-19 boosters mandatory for all staff”
Your words reflect utter ignorance of fact.
Reasoning with the unconvinced is the best we can and should do... not punish and alienate them into submission. Its a very dangerous, authoritarian road we travel. And whether our Government openly supports it or not in their pronouncements, actions speak louder than words.
Are they going to make it mandatory to take new boosters every time America and Biden say so?
Tell them tek dey boosters and shub it up dey @$$$
Mandatory boosters is not freedom, but rather bondage. The choice is employees to make.
They promised vaccines that don’t work
Boosters don’t work and we have many more variants that will be coming out. These companies are heartless.
They can see clearly the rest of the work is moving away from Covid.
When Biden was asked the definition of a fully vaccinated person he couldn’t even answer.
They required you to be fully vaccinated and you did that. You can travel the world.
They can’t impose any booster on you unless the definition of fully vaccinated changes. You all hire a competent lawyer.
Biggest crime on humanity.
maybe thats what all banks should do..have a fast track line for vaccinated customers (where you can wait inside)..everyone else, your choice...wait outside. just sayin'
"...risks associated with...further information regarding the quality of pre-clinical, clinical or safety data, including by audit or inspection;"
Wonder what the first set of 55,000 documents will show that poses a risk to profitability. Pfizer booster anyone?