Back on topic, I work in the corporate aviation field. I can verify that not only are the airlines desperate for pilots, they are offering insane signing bonuses and salaries to poach pilots from the corporate world, most of which were not required to get the vax.

This is a strange occurance, because by and large corporate gigs are the pinnacle of a pilots career. Once they get them, they don't leave, except for a different corporate gig.

In turn, corporates are offering young, low time pilots fantastic opportunities (including type rating and simulation time paid for) in Gulfstreams and Globals.