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NMPF Joins Agricultural Leaders in Urging Farmers and Rural Communities to Get Vaccinated
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:12:05 CDT
NMPF and several of its member cooperatives are among the more than 30 state and national agricultural organizations representing farm, commodity and agribusiness communities that have joined together to promote vaccination among farmers and other rural Americans, sending an open letter to association members, adding another voice to the call to get vaccinated.
"With a presence in all 50 states, dairy farmers know well the impacts vaccinations have on communities and how important it is for businesses and the economy to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic," Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, said. "We're proud of dairy's leadership in the agricultural community on this crucial issue and pledge to do what we can to help make our communities safe."
NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney, along with Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, co-bylined an editorial published last week to share a message about the important connection between agriculture, science and health.
"The key to defeating coronavirus, like it was for polio, measles, and other diseases that left their mark across the countryside, is the vaccine," the two wrote. "Success will only be achieved one decision - and one person - at a time."
The effort is in response to the continued challenge of the COVID-19 Delta variant cases increasing precipitously among the unvaccinated populations across the country. Many rural communities have been hit hard by the Delta variant, which has stressed healthcare systems and threatens to greatly impact those we depend on for a safe food system. Agricultural leaders in the letter are asking farmers to protect their health and their communities by getting vaccinated saying, "Farmers make science-based decisions every day to protect their farms and their communities - they should make these same decisions to protect their health as well."
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