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Poultry Worker Advocate Reacts To Tyson Vaccine Requirement

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On Tuesday Tyson Foods announcedoffice employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 1, while frontline workers are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1, pending talks with representatives from plant labor unions. Magaly Licolli with Venceremos, a Springdale-based organization that advocates for poutlry workers, says the decision is a good step for Tyson, but she believes the company should do more. 

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