It’s August 2021, and you might have hoped that we wouldn’t have to talk about COVID anymore. You might have thought we’d be ready to move on by now. But two news items that came up recently showed we still have a long way to go.
Earlier this week, Tyson Foods stated that all of its employees would either need to be vaccinated or face regular COVID testing protocols. FSIS then published a directive stating any personnel who come in contact with a federal inspector must wear masks “if located in an area of ‘substantial’ or ‘high’ community COVID-19 transmission” – which pretty much means most of the United States, if you’ve looked at a map of cases lately.