Meatpackers ignored COVID-19 spread to keep operating, House report says
Meatpacking plants were an early epicenter of the virus and seeded coronavirus in surrounding communities.
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Meatpacking plants were an early epicenter of the virus and seeded coronavirus in surrounding communities.
At the height of the pandemic, as the coronavirus infected tens of thousands of meat industry workers and caused hundreds to die, executives at the nation's largest meat producers were
Slaughterhouses stayed open in 2020 even as the coronavirus spread rapidly among workers, according to a congressional report released Thursday.
Congressional report says meat companies pushed to keep their plants open even though they knew workers were at high risk.
Emails also show the companies submitted a draft of the executive order Trump issued to keep meatpacking plants open as critical infrastructure.