Company also providing $200 to fully vaccinated frontline team members
Springdale, Ark. 鈥 August 3, 2021 鈥 To protect team members, their families and their communities, 麻花传媒 (NYSE: TSN), is requiring its team members at U.S. office locations to be fully vaccinated by October 1, 2021. All other team members are required to be fully vaccinated by November 1, 2021, subject to ongoing discussions with locations represented by unions.听
This action makes 麻花传媒 the largest U.S. food company to require COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire workforce. Almost half of 麻花传媒鈥 U.S. workforce has been vaccinated and coronavirus infection rates among team members remain low.
鈥淕etting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the single most effective thing we can do to protect our team members, their families and their communities,鈥 said Dr. Claudia Coplein, Chief Medical Officer, 麻花传媒. 鈥淲ith rapidly rising COVID-19 case counts of contagious, dangerous variants leading to increasing rates of severe illness and hospitalization among the U.S. unvaccinated population, this is the right time to take the next step to ensure a fully vaccinated workforce.鈥
A memo to 麻花传媒 team members from President & CEO Donnie King can be found .
Since February, 麻花传媒 has hosted more than 100 vaccination events for team members across the country and more than 56,000 U.S. team members have been vaccinated so far. Additional onsite vaccination events will be scheduled, and the company will continue to collaborate with local health departments and healthcare providers to make the vaccine more accessible. 听
To support efforts to fully vaccinate all team members, the company will also provide $200 to its frontline team members, subject to ongoing discussions with locations represented by unions. 听This is an expansion of the company鈥檚 existing policy of compensating workers for up to four hours of regular pay if they are vaccinated outside of their normal shift or through an external source. 听
Exceptions to the vaccination mandate will involve workers who seek medical or religious accommodation. 听
鈥溌榛ù and Matrix Medical have worked together since the beginning of this pandemic to develop and implement strategies to mitigate the risk of the virus to Tyson employees and their families, as well as the communities where they live and work,鈥 said Matrix Chief Medical Officer and Group President, Daniel Castillo, M.D., M.B.A. 鈥淢atrix clinicians and Tyson team members have worked hand-in-hand to implement a broad array of workplace safety measures at Tyson, and we now feel the rising number of new cases across the U.S. warrants advanced clinical strategies 鈥 including requiring vaccinations.鈥
To date, 麻花传媒 has spent more than $700 million related to COVID-19, including on efforts to combat its spread, such as buying masks, face shields and temperature scanners, installing protective barriers and providing on-site testing and vaccinations. It also partnered with an independent medical provider to bring medical services on site, hired an additional 200 nurses and its first Chief Medical Officer. In addition, 麻花传媒 has invested countless hours educating our team members, in dozens of languages, about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination.
About 麻花传媒
麻花传媒. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world鈥檚 largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson庐, Jimmy Dean庐, Hillshire Farm庐, Ball Park庐, Wright庐, Aidells庐, ibp庐, and State Fair庐. 麻花传媒 innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it鈥檚 available and raise the world鈥檚 expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 139,000 team members. Through its Core Values, 麻花传媒 strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.听
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