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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 29th, 2021.

Over the next two weeks, we will take a look back at the stories we covered in the year 2021. In today’s episode, we will look back at one story we covered in the last year related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

You will hear Correspondent Aaron Comforty interview journalist Jonah Furman about Covid-19 outbreaks at an Indiana vaccine facility. All that and more in Covid-19: 2021 In Review.

Covid-19 Outbreaks At Indiana Vaccine Factory: Jonah Furman Interview

Catalent’s Bloomington vaccine production facility failed to enforce health and safety protocols. It led to Covid-19 outbreaks among workers.

Jonah Furman was the national labor organizer for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign. He’s written for Labor Notes, Jacobin, and he writes a weekly update on organized labor in the U.S. on his Substack, Who Gets The Bird? Furman authored a piece which was jointly published by The Intercept and Labor Notes on how unenforced Covid-19 safety protocols at the Catalent vaccine manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Indiana led to worker Covid-19 outbreaks and thousands of dollars in lost wages. The article is called Catching COVID-19 At A Covid-19 Vaccine Production Facility.

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