April 21, 2021

Tyson Foods extends on-site vaccinations to US employees' families

Tyson Foods, Inc. will be extending onsite COVID-19 vaccinations to family members of employees in the United States as well as others living in their homes.

Vaccines will be available, per state and local guidelines, to these extended groups at all future Tyson Foods vaccination events.

The expanded benefit, believed to be one of the first of its kind, started recently at Tyson Foods vaccination events in Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, where team members, as well as family and household members, were vaccinated. This included vaccination clinics at major production facilities in Logansport and Corydon, Indiana and Glen Allen, Virginia, as well as Amarillo and Sherman, Texas.

"Tyson is a family company, and we know our team members want to ensure their families and those they live with are protected against the virus, so we're pleased to start giving them access to our free, onsite vaccinations," said Dr. Claudia Coplein, Tyson Foods' chief medical officer. "We strive to be a valued partner in every plant community our team members call home. We know expanding access to the vaccine not only helps them and their loved ones but can have positive public health implications for the broader communities where we operate."

"As the largest union for America's meatpacking workers, UFCW welcomes this important step by Tyson to increase vaccine access for many of the brave essential workers we represent, as well as their families," said Mark Lauritsen, international vice president of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).

"Expanding access to free vaccine programmes like this is vital to public health and keeping our plants and communities safe. UFCW is urging all companies in the industry to follow the lead of Tyson and others taking steps to further expand vaccine access for frontline food workers as they continue to keep our food supply secure during the pandemic."

Nearly 40,000 Tyson Foods employees have been vaccinated so far at more than 100 events held onsite at Tyson facilities or in nearby community facilities.

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