New map shows which states are vaccinating food workers
As the Covid-19 vaccine becomes more widely available, the workers who pick, pack, process, sell, and serve our food have been placed in a range of vaccination priority groups. With FERN's new map, you can search to see where these workers are currently eligible to be vaccinated and, where they're not, when they will become eligible. (No paywall)
FERN launches new map and analysis of Covid-19 outbreaks in the food system
Since mid-April, FERN reporter Leah Douglas has been counting and mapping cases of Covid-19 at meatpacking plants, food processing facilities, and farms. With nearly 46,000 cases and 188 deaths reported in 44 states, the virus has continued to spread among vulnerable workers. A new version …