Abstract
This analysis focuses on answering the question posed to the committee: what
strategies and interventions can most effectively and ethically reduce the risks of
outbreaks and protect the people working in these plants, as well as the viability of
the plants, their local communities and the nation’s food supply? We aim to attend to
this question through 1) considering relevant stakeholders, interests, and values; 2)
highlighting the ethical considerations involved in the question posed; and 3)
recommending pillars of intervention to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in meat
processing plants.