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December 16, 2020
JUNEAU, Alaska Health officials in Alaska reported a health care worker had a severe allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine within 10 minutes of receiving a shot.
U.S. health authorities warned doctors to be on the lookout for rare allergic reactions when they rolled out the first vaccine, made by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. Britain had reported a few similar allergic reactions a week earlier.
The Juneau health worker began feeling flushed and short of breath on Tuesday, says Dr. Lindy Jones, the emergency room medical director at Bartlett Regional Hospital. She was treated with epinephrine and other medicines for what officials ultimately determined was anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. She was kept overnight but has recovered.
Updated: 2:48 PM CST Dec 16, 2020 Tyson Foods announced Wednesday it has fired seven managers over allegations that they placed wagers on how many employees would contract COVID-19 at the Waterloo plant.The allegations came from a lawsuit filed by a deceased Tyson employee s son.The employees allegedly involved were originally suspended without pay. The company said an independent investigation led to the firings. The company did name the fired managers.“We value our people and expect everyone on the team, especially our leaders, to operate with integrity and care in everything we do,” Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks said in a statement. “The behaviors exhibited by these individuals do not represent the Tyson core values, which is why we took immediate and appropriate action to get to the truth. Now that the investigation has concluded, we are taking action based on the findings.”Company officials traveled to the Waterloo plant last month and again today t
Tyson Foods fires 7 managers over virus wagering incident Share Updated: 10:37 PM CST Dec 16, 2020 By KCCI Share Updated: 10:37 PM CST Dec 16, 2020
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Show Transcript ON CHRISTMAS DAY OR NEW YEAR’S DAY. TYSON FOODS SAYS IT’S FIRED TOP MANAGERS AT ITS WATERLOO PORK PROCESSING PLANT. KCCI’S RHEYA SPIGNER JOINS US WITH MORE. RHEYA: TYSON FOODS FIRED SEVEN MANAGERS AFTER AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THEY WAGERED ON HOW MANY WORKERS WOULD TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON, TYSON SAID THE BEHAVIORS EXHIBITED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT REPRESENT TYSON CORE VALUES, WHICH IS WHY WE TOOK IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO GET TO T TRUTH. NOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS CONCLUDED, WE ARE TAKING ACTION BASED ON THE FINDINGS. TYSON ALSO FACES LAWSUITS FROM THE FAMILIES OF THREE EMPLOYEES WHO DIED OF COVID-19 THEY ACCUSE THE CO
Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Tyson Foods has fired seven managers at its plant in Waterloo, Iowa, who were allegedly involved in a betting pool guessing how many workers there would get COVID-19.
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Tyson Foods has fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations they bet on how many workers there would get sick from the coronavirus.
The company, one of the country s largest meat suppliers, launched an independent investigation into the complaints last month, suspending without pay the managers allegedly involved. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder led the investigation.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation confirmed allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.
The company said the investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, revealed troubling behavior that resulted in the firings at the plant in Waterloo, Iowa. An outbreak centered around the plant infected more than 1,000 employees, at least six of whom died.
“We value our people and expect everyone on the team, especially our leaders, to operate with integrity and care in everything we do,” Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks said in a statement. “The behavior exhibited by these individuals does not represent the Tyson core values, which is why we took immediate and appropriate action to get to the truth.”