Interventions tied to lower COVID rates in meat processing plantsAlmost one in five meat processing workers in Nebraska contracted COVID-19 from April to July 2020, but after facility-wide mitigations and strategies were put in place, new cases appeared to decrease, according to an Emerging Infectious Diseases report yesterday.
The researchers found that men and Hispanic/Latinos showed the highest burden in case numbers and severity.Facility information was available for 13 meat processing sites, and during the course of the study, 8 showed significant reduction in case number within 10 days of universal mask policies and barriers being established.