Tyson Foods announces plans to vaccinate employees for COVID-19 Share Updated: 9:34 PM CST Jan 13, 2021 Share Updated: 9:34 PM CST Jan 13, 2021
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Show Transcript GROUP THINKS ABOUT THIS PLAN. HEY, EMMA. THERE HAVE BEEN OUTBREAKS OF COVID-19 AMONG POULTRY WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE INCLUDING A LARGE OUTBREAK OF ALMOST 250 EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE TYSON ON BERRY STREET IN SPRINGDALE. TYSON SAYS THOSE FRONTLINE POULTRY WORKERS WILL BE THE FIRST IN LINE TO GET VACCINATED THE FRONTLINE WORKERS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED SO THEY’LL BE THE FIRST AMONG TYSON FOODS TEAM MEMBERS TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE TYSON SAYS MATRIX MEDICAL WILL HELP DEPLOY MOBILE HEALTH UNITS TO TYSON’S FACILITIES. STAFF TO HELP VACCINATE TEAM MEMBERS AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINE THE COMPANY SAYS IT IS COMMITTED TO VACCINATING EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT 2021 BUT IT WILL BE A LONG TERM PROCESS WHAT WE CAN FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS EDUCATING OUR TEA