Colorado JBS Meat-Plant Workers Get Access to Covid Vaccine (1)

A Colorado beef plant that was the site of a deadly coronavirus outbreak will soon distribute thousands of vaccine doses.

Vaccines will be offered at JBS USA’s facility in Greeley for members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and other employees associated with the plant on March 5-6, according to a statement Wednesday from the union. The plant will be shut on those days and workers choosing to be vaccinated will receive four hours of pay and $100, the company said in a statement.

“Nearly one year since the first outbreak at the JBS Greeley plant ...