NPR | The Salt Follow 'Essential' Status Means Jobs For Farmworkers, But Greater Virus Risk Farmworkers are still working during the coronavirus epidemic. They're essential. But they're also at greater risk of infection. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2020/03/27/821449729/essential-status-means-jobs-for-farmworkers-but-greater-virus-risk npr.org