Online Post Falsely Claims Walmart Will Require Customer Proof of Vaccination

A social media post is claiming that in November all Walmart locations will begin requiring customers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. A Walmart spokesperson said this claim is false. The company is requiring employees at some US locations to get vaccinated but no vaccine requirement exists for customers. Online misinformation related to vaccine mandates and vaccine passports has spiked in the days since the federal government announced vaccination or testing requirements for large employers.

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