KEY POINTS
  • The meatpacking company said fewer than half of its U.S. employees have been vaccinated.
  • Tyson plans to give front-line workers who get vaccinated a $200 bonus.
  • Covid-19 has devastated meat and poultry packing facilities, forcing temporary closures and causing at least 132 worker deaths, based on union totals.

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The exterior of a Tyson Fresh Meats plant is seen on May 1, 2020 in Wallula, Washington. Over 150 workers at the plant have tested positive for COVID-19, according to local health officials.

Meatpacker Tyson Foods announced Tuesday that it will require its 120,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated fully this year and will pay them a $200 bonus to do so.

The company said 56,000 U.S. employees have been vaccinated. Office workers face a deadline of Oct. 1 to be vaccinated fully, while plant employees have until Nov. 1.

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