US port vaccine rollout a shot in the arm for desperate seafarers

After being stuck on their ships for many months thanks to the pandemic, sailors can at last take shore leave

02 June 2021 - 20:23 By Brendan Murray

Ports around the US are rolling out vaccines for seafarers, extending a lifeline to thousands of mostly foreign workers who’ve spent the pandemic isolated aboard ships ensuring goods keep trading across a battered global economy...

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