Malicki
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been about a half-million transactions combined at the two Piggly Wiggly grocery stores run by Ralph Malicki: at 5201 Washington Ave., Mount Pleasant, and at 2201 E. Rawson Ave., Oak Creek. Thatâs at least a half-million potential coronavirus exposures for Malickiâs staff, which totals about 125 between the two stores.
âTell me what other groups of people have been through that many peopleâ during the pandemic, Malicki said of food service workers compared to those in other occupations.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that grocery store employees be included â along with police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, postal workers and certain other essential workers â in statesâ second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations.