Meat packers accelerated spread of COVID-19, study says

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Henderson, Greg (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2021-01
    URL:
    https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/meat-packers-accelerated-spread-covid-19-study-says
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12067
    Journal Title:
    Drovers Cattlenetwork
    Journal Title Details:
    : 38
    Subject Term:
    communities, food, meat, risk management, concentration, diseases, disease control, disease prevention, food processing, pandemic, food issues, community action, meat industry, and COVID-19
    Notes:
    Online from publisher., Brief report and analysis of research published by the National Academy of Sciences showing a strong positive relationship between meatpacking plants and local community transmission. "...the risk of excess death primarily came from large meatpacking plants operated by industry giants." Communities that shut down slaughterhouses reduced spread.

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