Tyson Foods requiring that all of its 139,000 workers get vaccinated against COVID-19

Tyson Foods is requiring its entire U.S. workforce of more than 139,000 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move by the nation's largest meat producer comes in a bid to curtail surging coronavirus infections that shut down many processing facilities last year.

Senior corporate executives at Tyson must be vaccinated by September 24, in-office workers by October 1 and all other employees by November 1, the company announced Tuesday. Less than half, or more than 56,000, of Tyson workers have been vaccinated, according to the company.  Tyson is offering $200 to frontline workers who get vaccinated as part of its effort to fully vaccinate its workforce, according to the company, whose brands include Ball Park, Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm.