Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) will end its COVID-19 vaccine requirement Aug. 31.
In February 2022, PRT instituted the vaccination requirements to promote the health and safety of its workforce. Prior to PRT’s adoption of the vaccination requirement, seven employees died as a result of the virus, four before the vaccine was widely available. Since then, there have been no reported employee deaths or hospitalizations.
PRT achieved 98 percent compliance since the policy went into effect. PRT’s vaccine mandate resulted in 84 terminations, including 43 operators. They will each have an opportunity to return to work.
