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Ag groups call to reopen farms and lift emergency farm worker restrictions
Washington state’s agricultural groups are appealing to Gov. Inslee to repeal recently renewed COVID-19 emergency rules for farm workers using temporary housing following his announcement that the state will loosen restrictions for fully vaccinated people.
Farmers across the state have been leading a comprehensive worker safety program focused on widespread testing and vaccination. As a result, the CDC has recognized that farm worker facilities in Washington state are three times safer than local communities, achieving a nearly 100 percent vaccination rate. Despite this, on May 9 the DOH and L & I automatically renewed restrictive emergency farm worker rules for the third time.
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