Online giant is also calling for its 800,000 US workers to be vaccinated quickly.
The online giant Amazon has offered the new US President Joe Biden help with the announced vaccination campaign against the corona virus. “Amazon stands ready to help you achieve your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of their government,” said an AFP letter from Amazon manager Dave Clark to Biden. At the same time, he called for a quick vaccination of Amazon workers.
Amazon wants to vaccinate its 800,000 or so employees in the US quickly because most of them cannot work from home, wrote Clark. The Seattle-based company has already signed a contract with a health organization that will vaccinate employees on site in the distribution centers, data centers and Whole Foods organic supermarkets.
Amazon is – after Walmart – the second largest employer in the USA; Clark wrote to the new US government that “thanks to our size, we can“ achieve an important and quick effect. ”Amazon has the necessary expertise when it comes to logistics, information technology and communication.
The travel agency Uber has also offered help with vaccinations. In early December, Uber asked the US government to give its drivers priority vaccination – they could then help distribute the vaccines.
