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Big Companies Get Go-Ahead to Give Vaccinations to Staff

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Large employers, from the meatpacking industry to airlines and pharmaceutical companies, are getting permission from public-health officials to administer Covid-19 vaccines, hoping to speed up inoculations of their employees. Many businesses see giving vaccine doses to employees at work as a way to efficiently vaccinate staff but, in doing so, are joining a race for… Continue reading Big Companies Get Go-Ahead to Give Vaccinations to Staff

Some U.S. Meatpackers Announce Vaccine Plans, But Many Workers Still Waiting

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COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials say progress needs to be faster after coronavirus outbreaks idled slaughterhouses and sickened thousands of workers. Vaccinating food workers could help prevent further production disruptions that sent meat prices soaring in spring 2020 and forced… Continue reading Some U.S. Meatpackers Announce Vaccine Plans, But Many Workers Still Waiting

Help with Vaccination Push Comes from Unexpected Businesses

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Amazon wrote to President Biden on Thursday offering to assist with communication and technology. Microsoft is opening up its largely empty office campus as a vaccination center as part of a broader partnership with the State of Washington. Starbucks is assigning workers from its operations and analytics departments to help design vaccination sites, donating the… Continue reading Help with Vaccination Push Comes from Unexpected Businesses

Meatpackers, Airlines, Other Essential Industries Lobby for COVID-19 Vaccine Priority

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The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines is sending big industries jostling to persuade public-health officials and state leaders that their workers are more essential than others. Leaders in the food, restaurant, aviation and utility industries are calling on state and federal authorities to give their workers priority access to the shots, arguing that their employees are… Continue reading Meatpackers, Airlines, Other Essential Industries Lobby for COVID-19 Vaccine Priority