Source: USA TODAY, 4/8/21


One year after COVID-19 infiltrated the meatpacking industry and sparked nationwide plant closures, meat-shortage fears and an executive order to keep production lines going, frontline workers continue to face risk. Since last April, more than 50,000 cases have been tied to the meatpacking industry, and at least 248 workers have died, according to tracking by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.  The industry is especially vulnerable to the coronavirus because the same features that allow a steady churn of cheap meat also provide the perfect breeding ground for airborne diseases: a cramped workplace...

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