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Amazon Launches TB Screenings After Worker Cases

1/17/2026

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Story summary

Amazon is conducting tuberculosis screenings at its Coventry warehouse after several workers tested positive for TB.
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) initiated a TB screening program in September after contagious TB cases were found.
Ten workers have latent TB, which is not contagious but can become active if untreated.
The UKHSA confirmed that the risk remains low and that treatment is effective.

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Story summary

Amazon is conducting tuberculosis screenings at its Coventry warehouse after several workers tested positive for TB.
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) initiated a TB screening program in September after contagious TB cases were found.
Ten workers have latent TB, which is not contagious but can become active if untreated.
The UKHSA confirmed that the risk remains low and that treatment is effective.