Food giant Tyson to require COVID vaccination for all US workers

Meat processing giant Tyson is one of the first major employers of front-line workers to require all of its US employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the coronavirus experiences a resurgence.

Meat processer Tyson Foods will require all of its employees in the United States to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of front-line workers to do so amid a resurgence of the coronavirus. One of the world’s largest food companies, Tyson said on Tuesday that members of its leadership team must be vaccinated by September 24 and the rest of its office workers by October 1. Its front-line workers must be vaccinated by November 1, although the company said the specifics were being negotiated with unions. US officials said on Monday that COVID-19 cases, along with hospitalisations and deaths from the coronavirus, have increased in the last week, even as vaccination rates have picked up as concerns grow over the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus.