Source: Greg Henderson, AGWEB, 11/23/20


New research published by the National Academy of Sciences ties livestock meat packing plants to 6% to 8% of U.S. COVID-19 cases, and 3% to 4% of the deaths through late July. The authors said the data show “a strong positive relationship” between meatpacking plants and “local community transmission,” suggesting the plants act as “transmission vectors” and “accelerate the spread of the virus.” Researchers at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business ...

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