All vaccinated? Infected cruise …
Although every cruise company requires passengers and crew to be fully vaccinated before boarding, a cruise ship returning from a voyage across the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea with thousands of passengers on board has suffered an outbreak. of COVID-19, according to AP News .
Norwegian Breakaway, owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, departed from the port of New Orleans on November 28 and sailed to Belize, Honduras and Mexico, with over 3,000 people on board.
Before returning to its port of departure in New Orleans, the cruise company detected ten COVID infections among its guests and crew. Those who were infected were fully vaccinated, but were forced into quarantine.
Video shows the cruise ship with at least 10 confirmed COVID cases— the Norwegian Breakaway – in New Orleans Sunday morning.
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Governor John Bel Edwards, the City of New Orleans, and the Port of New Orleans were notified of the incident and contacted the CDC. Infected passengers and crew will either travel directly to their homes or self-isolate in a secret location.
According to ship tracking site CruiseMapper, Norwegian Breakaway docked in New Orleans early Sunday morning. All passengers and crew will undergo a COVID test before exiting the ship. Then everyone at home, where they will end their vacation with a few days of control and forced rest. Since the vaccine does not stop the infection, it does not seem particularly useful to ask for the vaccination before embarking, and perhaps not even the test is useful, as travelers stop at various ports and it is not possible to check all contacts.
Despite a 100% vaccination rate on the ship, there was still a COVID outbreak, suggesting that the vaccine's effectiveness is severely declining.
A recent study of the three primary COVID vaccines showed a "dramatic" decline in efficacy in six months. So as cruise ship operators begin to hit the high seas with only fully vaccinated passengers and crews who have dwindling defenses against the virus, further outbreaks on ships could be suspected as new infections occur in the United States.
Even in Europe, where vaccine passport programs and high vaccination rates are heavily enforced, countries are experiencing a surge in infections.
So what will cruise ship operators do now? Only allow passengers and crew who are not only fully vaccinated but have their own booster shots?
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