Food Supply Industry Asks White House for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Priority

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are seeing success with coronavirus vaccines in clinical trials, the food and beverage industry is wasting no time asking the White House for priority whenever a vaccine becomes available.

“Prioritizing vaccinations for food, agriculture, retail, and CPG workers will be a key intervention to help keep workers healthy and to ensure that agricultural and food supply chains remain operating,” the groups wrote., healthcare workers, non-healthcare essential workers, at-risk adults with underlying medical conditions, and people 65 and older could be prioritized for vaccinations if supply is initially limited.

More than 72,000 workers in the food system — including 49,000 meatpacking workers, nearly 13,000 food processing workers, and 11,000 farm workers — have tested positive for COVID-19 as of November 13,

 

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