Tyson says third of Waterloo, Iowa plant workers vaccinated
March 14, 2021
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) Tyson said about a third of workers at the company s Waterloo, Iowa plant have received the COVID-19 vaccine, the Quad-City Times reported Sunday.
The virus has already sickened about a third of the site s nearly 3,000 employees, and Waterloo Tyson is linked to at least six worker deaths from the coronavirus.
The company this month hosted vaccination clinics for Waterloo workers and partnered with grocer Hy-Vee to provide shots to Independence, Iowa employees.
About a third of the 265 workers at the Independence plant have been vaccinated, according to Tyson.
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