Coronavirus disease among workers in food processing, food manufacturing, and agriculture workplaces, United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
2021
27
1
243-249
epidemic disease ; occupational risks ; food processing ; food industry ; agricultural sector ; social inequality
Occupational risks
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.203821
English
Bibliogr.;Statistics
"We describe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among US food manufacturing and agriculture workers and provide updated information on meat and poultry processing workers. Among 742 food and agriculture workplaces in 30 states, 8,978 workers had confirmed COVID-19; 55 workers died. Racial and ethnic minority workers could be disproportionately affected by COVID-19."
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