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Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably close to normal. However, manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge in areas where many plants are based. Safeguards that were put in place after the initial wave of the virus appear to have prevented the large outbreaks that sickened hundreds of workers and forced automakers, meat processors and other businesses to halt production last spring. But with t...

US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat Safeguards that were put in place after the initial wave of the virus December 27, 2020   by Josh Funk And Tom Krisher, The Associated Press, Omaha NB U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably close to normal. However, manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge in areas where many plants are based. Safeguards that were put in place after the initial w...

U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably close to normal.

US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat

But as it will be months before many people will be vaccinated, factories will remain vulnerable.