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FOSTER FARMS PROVIDES COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO EMPLOYEES AT FRESNO PROCESSING FACILITY
Foster FarmsFebruary 2, 2021 GMT
A Foster Farms employee is among the first California agricultural workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Foster Farms employee is among the first California agricultural workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
FRESNO, California, Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Coast poultry leader, Foster Farms, is committed to the health and welfare of its employees. Starting today, the company will provide the Moderna vaccine to 1,000 employees at its Fresno, California, Cherry Avenue poultry facility. In partnership with Fresno County’s Public Health Department and Vons Pharmacy, this vaccination program marks the first large scale effort to vaccinate a workforce at a major food processing facility in Fresno County. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster Farms has implemented a comprehensive set of employee health protections and mitigations in adherence with CDC guidance, and implemented one of the most extensive COVID-19 employee testing programs in California, administering more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests in the last 5 months. While these steps are effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, vaccination provides the greatest form of worker protection. Foster Farms hopes this program will serve as a model for vaccination at other company facilities and for the entire California food processing industry.

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