Allison Williams delivers tearful and powerful explanation why she defied ESPN's vaccine mandate; will now be forced out of the company
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Veteran sports reporter Allison Williams went into depth on her decision to defy ESPN's vaccine mandate – which will result in her departure from being on the sidelines of the biggest college football and basketball games.
Williams noted that she requested an exemption from the company's vaccine mandate, but ESPN and its parent company Walt Disney Company denied her request for an accommodation.
"Effective next week I will be separated from the company," she said in the video posted on her Instagram account.
Williams, 37, is attempting to have a second child with her husband but is experiencing fertility issues. Last month, Williams said she consulted with a doctor and a fertility specialist – which led her to decide "not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at this time while my husband and I try for a second child."
Williams delivered an emotional explanation as to why she will not get the COVID-19 vaccine at this time despite it costing her a job of a lifetime. She first thanked everyone who reached out to her because it brought in light during a "really dark and difficult time."
"Belief is a word I've been thinking about a lot lately, because in addition to the medical apprehensions regarding my desire to have another child in regards to receiving this injection, I am also so morally and ethically not aligned with this," Williams said of the vaccine mandates.
"And I've had to really dig deep and analyze my values and my morals, and ultimately I need to put them first," she continued. "And the irony in all this is that a lot of these same values and morals that I hold dear are what made me a really good employee, what helped with the success that I'm able to have in my career."
Williams pointed out that the Walt Disney Company sent an email to employees in April that recommended workers get the COVID vaccine, "but ultimately, it was a personal decision." However, the Walt Disney Company announced in late July that it would require all salaried and non-union employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine within 60 days.
Williams called out her employer, "Their values have clearly changed."
"Ultimately, I cannot put a paycheck over principle," she declared. "And I will not sacrifice something that I believe and hold so strongly to maintain a career."
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