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The entrance of One World Beef with their meatpacking workers in the background and Covid-19 statistics. November 2020
“It’s a national tragedy”: What a devastating Covid-19 outbreak at a California slaughterhouse reveals about the federal government’s failed pandemic response
Business
by Nick Roberts + Rosa Amanda Tuirán
11.24.2020
Business
The American Triumph vessel has experience two Covid-19 outbreaks this year so far (August 2020)
Covid-19 outbreaks keep sidelining vessels owned by one of Seattle’s largest fishing companies. No one’s entirely sure why.
Business
by Baylen J. Linnekin
08.05.2020
Business
María Reyes, who tested positive for COVID-19, quarantines at her home in Mendota on Dec. 12, 2020. Reyes declined a hotel room with Housing for the Harvest out of concern she would have to leave her teenage daughter. December 2020
Why few farm workers isolate in California’s free Covid-19 hotel rooms
Health
by Jackie Botts + Kate Cimini + Georgia Gee
12.30.2020
Health
Back of a woman shopping in a grocery store looking at an aisle of bread. October 2020
Does the American diet make us more vulnerable to Covid-19?
Health
by Sam Bloch
10.15.2020
Health
A woman wearing PPE holds a nasal swab up to a car for Covid-19 testing. October 2020
Whistleblower says JBS asked employees to pay $100 for Covid-19 tests. Shocker: few participated.
Business
by H. Claire Brown
10.27.2020
Business
Human Nose Breathes In Odors. Vector Collage Illustration With Halftone Object. January 2021
“I didn’t trust my palate or my body or my mind”: Covid-related smell loss puts chefs through the emotional wringer
Culture
by H. Claire Brown
01.11.2021
Culture
A health worker wearing a hazmat suit conducts a covid-19 test in a drive-thru testing site. August 2020
For the food industry, a difficult juggle with real-world consequences: uphold food safety standards while protecting your employees from Covid-19
Health
by Sam Bloch
08.20.2020
Health
Wide angle shot of multiple workers in a field. August 2020
Covid-19 rips through motel rooms of farmworkers who pick nation’s produce
Health
by Jackie Botts + Kate Cimini
08.18.2020
Health
Workers on the processing line at a pork plant.
My husband and I are meatpacking workers. He recently tested positive for Covid-19—this is our life in isolation.
Health
by Jessica Fu + "Ann"
05.12.2020
Health
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