Slow Vaccination Drives For Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

More than two dozen crew members of the Algoma Victory traveled to the International Seafarers Center in the Port of Long Beach to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on May 25, 2021.

Global vaccination drives for seafarers are currently going so slowly that it will be unable to prevent potential outbreaks on ships, resulting in trade disruptions, endangering maritime employees, and slowing economies trying to recover from the pandemic shock.

Infections on ships could impact already strained supply chains as Europe and the US recover and companies begin to stock up for Christmas.

The shipping industry is sounding alarms as infections tend to rise and ports continue to restrict...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/slow-vaccination-drives-for-seafarers-could-worsen-global-shipping-chaos/

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