Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen UPDATED MAY 30, 2024 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/farmworkers-bird-flu-risk-limited-testing-incentives-h5n1/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-J5lZHfWpVyFw2NBgO5KSQ8h4gnv3v-7akuTYyouu0hNkWDa3l8VwJoTPOOSdPOmz2bEIsVDQmhDfb6VqsiOB8nYjCw&_hsmi=309622936&utm_content=309622936&utm_source=hs_email Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen Federal officials are offering $75 to dairy workers who agree to be tested for bird flu. Advocates say the payments aren’t enough to protect workers from lost wages and health care costs if they test positive.