Google rolls back COVID-19 restrictions for US employees

Google is relaxing some vaccination, masking, and social distancing requirements for its U.S. employees.

Google Real Estate and Workplace Services Vice President David Radcliffe first told San Francisco Bay Area employees in an email that requirements surrounding masking, vaccines, and testing would be rolled back, and Google spokeswoman Lora Lee Erickson told CNBC that vaccination is no longer a condition for employment. According to her, the company dropped the requirement in January.