DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices.
Man, I really wish the media would sit on stories like this. The news doesn’t really need to be put out there and serves only to cause more panic buying which will make the situation worse.
I agree with you. Same with the story this morning about how some hospital is experimenting with the active ingredient in Pepcid to treat COVID patients. It’s an experiment and they do it intravenously and use much higher amounts than are present in the OTC medication but you just know that it’s going to be totally wiped off the shelves.
It would be really nice if that last point got some play in the actual article, rather than being buried in the quote. The passing mention of record amounts of meat in cold storage also undercuts the argument for running the lines faster