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Building Trust Is Key To Ensuring Farmworker Access To COVID Testing, Vaccine

By Christine Herman and Dana Cronin, Harvest Public Media | January 22, 2021

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines provides hope that the end of the pandemic is near. But the virus is still spreading across the U.S. and efforts to expand access to testing and build trust with the farmworker community are still needed, Tellefson Torres says.

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Testing accelerated at Rantoul meat processing plant hit by coronovirus outbreak

By Pam Dempsey, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 8, 2020

Rantoul Foods, one of Central Illinois’ largest meat processing plants, accelerated its mass testing Friday as the number of confirmed cases at the plant rose to 55.

Coronavirus

Covid-19 outbreak hits Rantoul meat processing plant

By Pam Dempsey/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 4, 2020

Just days before President Trump ordered meat packing plants to remain open to mitigate food shortages, Rantoul Foods in Central Illinois saw its first case. There are now 32.

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Blighted Housing: Inspections fail to stem poor conditions for migrant farmworkers

By Robert Holly & Claire Everett/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | April 13, 2016

An ongoing investigation by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has found the oversight of migrant housing is a fractured and ineffective system despite decades of reforms.

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