On ships caught in the huge floating traffic jam off L.A., seafarers with scant access to vaccines have been stuck in limbo for months. Unions tell of despair and violence.
Ports around the U.S. 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 kept trading across a battered global economy.
Read more about Weary seafarers come ashore in US for J&J one-dose Covid vaccine shots on Business Standard. It is the preferred vaccine for maritime workers because they re often docked for just a day or two at a port.
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