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Meta no longer requires a Covid-19 booster shot from employees returning to U.S. offices, a reversal of its previous policy. 

Meta, the owner of Facebook, has halted mandating Covid-19 boosters for its U.S. employees returning to the office, the company said Friday, according to a report by Reuters. However, a Meta spokesperson told Insider booster shots are “strongly recommended” by the firm. 

"We updated our requirements in early March to align with CDC guidance and now COVID-19 boosters are no longer required for entry, though strongly recommended," Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in a statement to Insider. "The primary vaccination requirement (1- or 2-shot series) remains in place."

On March 28th, Meta started bringing employees back to offices in the U.S. 

Meta previously expected to reopen the offices in January. But, the Metaverse company revoked its decision, and delayed it to March 28, while requiring booster shots for all U.S. staff.  Other tech giants are slated to bring workers back to US offices this month as well. 

On Monday, Google employees in several U.S. offices will return to in-person work. According to Reuters, the work will be hybrid, and employees will spend three days in the office, and a few others at home. 

Apple has set April 11 as a date for the return. The employees of the tech giant will work at least one day per week and the figure will gradually increase to three days on May 23, according to Bloomberg which viewed a memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook about the policy.