Food and ag groups also seek partnership in vaccinations for essential workers.
In the recently passed COVID-19 assistance package, Congress provided no less than $1.5 billion to fund purchases of food for distribution to those in need, and to provide worker protection measures, and retooling support for farmers, farmers markets and food processors, with the flexibility to spend additional funds to address COVID-19-related needs in the food supply chain. While another round of $1.5 billion has been promised for the food box program, USDA has yet to commit additional funds to protect workers and ensure the continuity of the food supply chain, causing those on Capitol Hill to ask for immediate prioritization.
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Workers at an orchard in Yakima, Washington, pull on equipment while wearing masks and gloves to protect against the coronavirus. A recent study by UC Berkeley found that farmworkers were less likely to get the vaccine, even though they were more likely than the general public to contract Covid-19. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Food and agricultural workers are supposed to be a part of the next group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, but experts worry that many workers won’t get vaccinated even if they have the opportunity.
A study this summer found that about a third of farmworkers said they were unsure or unlikely to get vaccinated.
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An unprecedented year, in numbers.
On Saturday, June 6, people walk in Gould Park in Vidor. Several hundred people came to the park on Saturday afternoon for a protest and peace march in honor of George Floyd. Fran Ruchalski/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP
Megan Kimble
Dec 30, 2020, 8:00 am CST
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four years ago, a team of Texas scientists developed a vaccine that may have been effective against COVID-19, but without necessary funding for clinical trials in humans, the research stalled. In early