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/PRNewswire/ -- New analysis of independent data for 2020 show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers were five times...
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 wo...
Share this: 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 f...
BY NAFB News Service | December 29, 2020 A new analysis of independent data for November shows that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers were more than eight times lower than the general population. Data from the Food and Environment Reporting Network says the meat and poultry sector reported an average of 5.57 new cases per 10,000 workers daily in November. Infection rates among meat and poultry workers have declined steeply in the last six months while su...
Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New analysis of independent data for the full month of November shows that reported new COVID-19 infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers were more than 8 times lower than rates in the general population. According to data from the Food and Environment Reporting Network (data), the meat and poultry sector was reported to have an average of 5.57 new cases per 100,000 workers per day in November. Infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers have declined steeply in the last six months, while surging acro...