Delta will require new hires to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, but will exempt current employees from that mandate, making it one of the first major corporations to embrace such a requirement. “Any person joining Delta in the future, a future employee, we’re going to mandate they be vaccinated before they can sign up with the company,” said Ed Bastian, the airline’s CE, on Thursday evening. While current employees will be exempt, Bastian said that he expected 75 to 80% of the airline’s work force to be vaccinated anyway and that he would “strongly encourage” the rest to do so. Unvaccinated employees could face some restrictions, such as not being allowed to work on international flights, he added.<br/>