Meatpacker Tyson: Mandate led 96% of workers to get vaccine

OMAHA, Neb. -- Meatpacking giant Tyson Foods says more than 96% of its workers have been vaccinated ahead of the company's Nov. 1 deadline for them to do so.

The company based in Springdale, Arkansas, said the number of its 120,000 workers who have been vaccinated has nearly doubled since it announced its mandate on Aug. 3. At that point, only 50% of Tyson workers had been vaccinated.

"This is an incredible result -- not only for our company, but for your families and our communities across the country, " Tyson President and CEO Donnie King said in a note to employees Tuesday.

Tyson, which has long been dealing with worker shortages, said employees who don't get vaccinated before the company's deadline will be fired, but that the former employees will be welcomed back if they do get vaccinated later.

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