Tech giant Google on Tuesday dropped its mandatory global vaccine requirements to enter its buildings, saying "the world is in a very different place." In a company email, Google said COVID-19 vaccines have been critical to keeping Google employees safe in the workplace, but the company asserted that most people now have some level of immunity against the disease. The change comes after President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill ending the national emergency declared during the pandemic.

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