CHICAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - Meatpacker JBS USA mentioned on Monday that greater t
CHICAGO, March 15 (Reuters) – Meatpacker JBS USA mentioned on Monday that greater than 20% of its staff have obtained a COVID-19 vaccine, whereas rival Tyson Meals Inc TSN.N mentioned greater than 10% of its staff have obtained a shot.
Labor unions and meat corporations have been pushing states to speed up the vaccine rollout within the meals sector to guard staff and keep away from supply-chain disruptions from COVID-19 outbreaks, reminiscent of closures of slaughterhouses final 12 months.
Corporations are constrained by restricted provides and laws in particular person states and can’t buy vaccines straight from drugmakers.
“Whereas we’re making good progress, there’s a lot work left to be performed,” JBS USA Chief Government Officer Andre Nogueira mentioned.
JBS mentioned 14,000 U.S. staff out of greater than 60,000 have obtained vaccines and one other 7,000 are scheduled for photographs this week in states together with Illinois, Texas, Nebraska and Minnesota.
Tyson Meals mentioned 15,000 U.S. staff had been vaccinated prior to now two weeks out of a workforce totaling 139,000. The corporate is increasing onsite vaccinations to all its 24,000 staff in Arkansas and can maintain 19 vaccination occasions within the state by April 2, in keeping with an announcement.
Greater than 1,200 staff had been vaccinated March 9-10 at two Tyson amenities in Arkansas, the corporate mentioned. Extra vaccination occasions are deliberate in California, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma, in keeping with Tyson.
(Reporting by Tom Polansek; Enhancing by David Gregorio)
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