Why aren’t NY farm workers in the Covid-19 vaccine line?
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
This pre-pandemic photo shows Jamaican H-2A workers Dean Johnson, at center, Cardinal Taylor, at left, and Delroy Masters, waiting with orchard owner Eric Behling, at right, for the rain to stop. May 28, 2019, Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.comMichael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com
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But, so far, farmers and farm workers can’t get a shot there or anywhere else in New York.
That contrast rankles some in the agriculture industry, especially after Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the fairgrounds this week and opened up vaccine eligibility to others based on age and occupations.