United States: businesses and industries push to get staff vaccinated

Car manufacturers, food companies and retail giants are opening vaccination sites and offering bonuses to encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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US food giant Cargill did not wait for the opening of vaccination sites to protect its staffers against the coronavirus. The key workers who have continued to do their jobs at the height of the pandemic “are working tirelessly to ensure millions of people have food to eat”, says Jon Nash, president of Cargill’s protein business in North America. “We are applying these same values when it comes to vaccinations,” he adds. Cargill has set up clinics as well as temporary drive-through sites. When p

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