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Collected Item: “Thousands of workers at Tyson meat plants around the US test positive for Covid-19 as China suspends some Tyson imports”

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Thousands of workers at Tyson meat plants around the US test positive for Covid-19 as China suspends some Tyson imports

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NYT Opinion piece tweet with video

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I chose this tweet for the archive because it exemplifies the various global domino effects that the virus has caused. In this case, how the US has handled the virus in comparison to China has begun to have significant effects on the meat industry. Thousands of meat plant workers have gotten sick, and many have died, and considering the importance of the meat industry this could lead to significant issues in the meat supply chain or overall US meat production. This tweet not only highlights this issue, but also puts the negative spotlight on a household name brand that nearly everyone is familiar with.

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#virus, #meat, #NYT, #China, #Tyson

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https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1274934137661435906?s=20

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@nytopinion

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2020-06-21
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