'A death sentence': Activists call on Florida governor to prioritize vaccines for farmworkers
Rima Abdelkader and Sara Mhaidli and Carmen Sesin and Adrianne Morales
On a farm in Plant City, Florida, María Alvarez and her husband have been working throughout the pandemic, picking what’s in season and planting for the next.
Alvarez, 34, is worried about getting infected with Covid-19 while she works with dozens of other migrant workers during shifts that last up to 12 hours.
“When we arrive to pick up the boxes, we’re very close to each other," she said. "Then we head back to go picking and we’re still close. There’s no social distancing."