Google And Facebook Mandate Vaccines For Employees At U.S. Offices Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Google said Wednesday it would require its U.S. employees to be vaccinated before coming to work. Facebook followed suit shortly afterward with a similar announcement. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Updated July 28, 2021 at 8:05 PM ET Google and Facebook will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to the company's offices, the tech giants said on Wednesday. In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the vaccine mandate would apply to its U.S. offices in the coming weeks and would be required eventually for other locations.