During April-May 2020, 16,233 Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities Were Infected with COVID-19

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Among infected workers with reported race and ethnicity, 87% were racial or ethnic minorities.
  
  Meat and poultry processing facilities should:
  
  • Provide culturally appropriate health education materials
  
  • Screen workers for possible infection
  
  • Encourage hand hygiene and use of face coverings
  
  • Increase space between workers
  
  • Encourage workers to take sick leave when needed
  
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  Illustration accompanying: Waltenburg MA, Victoroff T, Rose CE, et al. Update: COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― United States, April–May 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 7 July 2020.
  
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• Subjects:
  Animals CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Ethnicity Food-Processing Industry Humans Meat Minority Groups Occupational Diseases Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Poultry

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• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020; v. 69 Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Volume:
  69
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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