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Labor activists urged lawmakers to protect agriculture workers better from coronavirus infections through government action, including vaccine access and federal rules.
Infection rates two-thirds lower than case rates in the meat and poultry sector in May 2020 Feedstuffs | Feb 25, 2021 New analysis of independent data show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are 60% lower than in the general U.S. population and two-thirds lower than case rates in the sector in May 2020. According to data from the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN), the meat and poultry sector was reported to have an average of 32.64 new reported cases per 100,000 workers per day in January 2021, two-thirds lower than the average of 98....
Learn how major companies like JBS and Tyson are rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to its production workers.
South Africa registered a further 1,862 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,507,448. A further 110 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 49,523 deaths.
Shot Hailed as Super Effective; J&J Gets Big Win: Virus Update Bloomberg 2/24/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg A healthcare worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at La Rural convention center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez fired his health minister in an attempt to defuse a scandal over government allies having received preferential access to Covid-19 vaccinations. (Bloomberg) -- The shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE was overwhelmingly effective against the v...