Tyson Foods employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a facility in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on Feb. 2. (Melissa Melvin / AP) Meat processer Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of frontline workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus.
Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, announced Tuesday that members of its leadership team must be vaccinated by Sept. 24 and the rest of its office workers by the following month.
Its frontline workers must be vaccinated by Nov. 1, although the company said the specifics were being negotiated with unions.
Tyson said just under half of its U.S. workforce — about 56,000 employees — have been vaccinated after the company staged more than 100 vaccinated events since February. The Springfield, Arkansas, company plans to continue with those events and offer a $200 bonus […]
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