Williams announced her separation from ESPN in a video posted to Instagram on Friday. Last month, she had said she was looking forward to returning to her job.
Longtime sports reporter Allison Williams is leaving ESPN over the company's coronavirus vaccine mandate.Last month, Williams told viewers that she wouldn't be on the sidelines this season after deciding not to get vaccinated as she and her husband try for a second child. At the time, she said she looked forward to returning to the job.
ESPN sideline reporter Allison Williams is leaving the network over vaccine mandates. Above, Williams is seen at a game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on January 28, 2017, in Syracuse, New York.over vaccine mandates. Several longtime local on-air reporters were out of a job earlier this month after Gray Television's vaccine mandate went into effect. The company required all staffers to be fully vaccinated against the virus by October 1 or face termination, with limited exceptions for workers with certain medical conditions or religious objections.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from the virus, including the more contagious Delta variant.The CDC is recommending the vaccine for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to get pregnant. The agency said data suggests that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 shot outweigh any known or potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy.
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