Young workers in supermarkets and food delivery should be vaccinated to stem the spread of coronavirus outbreaks, as infectious diseases experts call for a shakeup of the nation’s vaccine strategy.
Workers worried retailers ditching masks on vaccine honor system
Marc Perrone, president of United Food and Commercial Workers, a major retail and grocery union, called on state governors Sunday to maintain mask mandates in place, saying the pandemic is far from over.
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An employee wearing a face mask walks near a sign informing customers that face coverings are required in front of a Walmart store in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
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As Walmart Inc. and a handful of major retailers dropped mask requirements in their stores, some frontline workers are pushing back on concerns that the new policy will bring them greater health and safety risks.
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