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Trump to order meat plants to stay open in pandemic, source says. Thousands of workers already sickened by covid-19.
At least 20 meatpacking plants have closed in recent weeks due to covid outbreaks and at least 5,000 workers have been sickened, according to new estimates released Tuesday......»»
Low-wage workers and mothers of color lost more in the pandemic economy, Fed Chair Powell says
In remarks on Monday, Jerome Powell said Black and Hispanic wo.....»»
America is running low on chicken. Blame covid-19, a sandwich craze and huge appetite for wings.
The poultry paucity comes after a tumultuous year in the meat industry, with the coronavirus pandemic upending supply chains and infecting tens of thousands of workers......»»
Low-wage Asian and Latinx workers struggled to get COVID-19 information and didn"t feel comfortable reporting symptoms, survey finds
A survey of 636 primaril.....»»
You Don’t Want to Get Sick Here: 25 Cities With the Worst Hospital Quality
Over a year after the first case was detected in the country, the U.S. has surpassed 30 million COVID-19 cases. And with tens of thousands of Americans still being diagnosed every day, the virus........»»
Fewer Americans are earning less than $15 an hour, but Black and Hispanic women make up a bigger share of them
Before the novel coronavirus sent millions of low earners into unemployment, more than one in four workers earned less than $15 an hour......»»
Study: Rent debt concentrated among minority tenants
TOWN SQUARE | A new report found that 53 percent of Black renters have unpaid housing bills, compared with 38 percent of Hispanic renters, 27 percent of Asian renters and 21 percent of White renters......»»
Minority-owned firms found it hardest to access credit during the pandemic, a Fed survey says. White-owned firms are more optimistic about 2021 than Black-owned ones.
The majority of Asian-owned firms, Black-owned firms, and Hispanic-owned firms said their financial condition was either "fair" or "poor." Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Minority-owned businesses struggled the most to access credit during .....»»
: Black and Hispanic communities say doctors and hospitals treat them differently to their white counterparts
COVID-19 has hit Black and Hispanic communities especially hard......»»
COVID-19 vaccine makers are scrambling to fill 5,000 vacancies as more countries approve the shots. One is even offering $3,000 sign-on bonuses for night-shift workers.
Companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines for drugmakers including Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca need thousands more employees. Getty/David Greedy Companies manufacturing COVID-19 v.....»»
Seattle hospitals begin administering Pfizer, Moderna vaccines to staff
As Covid-19 vaccines roll out around the country, Puget Sound-area hospitals are preparing to vaccinate thousands. Since many local hospitals have received only a few thousand doses, their initial priority is to inoculate high-risk health care workers......»»
Vulnerable Brits can now get Pfizer"s COVID-19 vaccine from their family doctor. Here"s what you need to know - with photos from one of the first clinics to offer the shot
Thousands of the most vulnerable people and healthcare workers were first in line for the vaccine from last .....»»
Why meatpacking plants have become COVID-19 hot spots
In the harshest downturn for American workers in U.S. history, employers cut in April and the unemployment rate more than tripled to 14.7%. Back in February, before the coronavirus<…; pandemic... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Over 100 federal meat inspectors have tested positive for COVID-19 — along with at least 5,000 meatpacking workers
145 US meat inspectors were absent from work due to COVID-19 diagnoses as of April 28. The figure was given by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), whic.....»»
Workers and shipments dispersed from one Tyson meatpacking plant to 48 states. Mapping their phone data shows how outbreaks at meatpacking plants could spread the coronavirus across the US. (TSN)
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Of the 10 biggest COVID-19 hotspots across the US right now — excluding prisons — seven are link.....»»
Crisis In Processing - Thousands Of Meatpacking Workers Infected, Deaths Hit 20Â
Crisis In Processing - Thousands Of Meatpacking Workers Infected, Deaths Hit 20Â As a crisis in.....»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘Invisible and possibly forgotten’: Singapore’s second wave of coronavirus cases prompts soul searching on the conditions of foreign workers
Low-paid South Asian laborers in the city-state have been the worst affected by COVID-19 and have the most trouble accessing health care......»»
Trump to order meat plants to stay open in pandemic, person familiar with action says
At least 20 meatpacking plants have closed in recent weeks due to covid outbreaks and at least 5,000 workers have been sickened, according to new estimates released Tuesday......»»
Higher prices, fewer options for meat lovers as coronavirus closes more Illinois meatpacking plants
Where’s the beef? Still on the farm. A bottleneck at slaughterhouses where workers fell ill with COVID-19 is sending ripples across the supply chain and could lead to higher pric.....»»
Iowa livestock producers are facing "horrible choices"
With meatpacking workers sick or exposed to COVID-19, pork processing capacity has dropped 25%, leaving Iowa producers with difficult decisions......»»