Tyson joins Amazon and Walmart in lifting mask rules for vaccinated workers
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Tyson Foods is joining other major employers in dropping its mask requirement for fully vaccinated workers, the nation's largest meat producer told 137,000 employees on Tuesday.
"Starting today at some facilities, team members who are fully vaccinated can choose to remove their masks at work," Tom Brower, Tyson's senior vice president, health and safety, told U.S.-based employees in a memo. Masks will still need to be worn at some plants, depending on local laws and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations, he added.
The company had mandated workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 as of November, "becoming one of America's first vaccinated workforces," Brower stated. Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson operates more than 240 facilities, a majority of them poultry processing plants.
