A cruise ship under measles quarantine in St. Lucia is requesting 100 doses of the vaccine, an island official says.
after a crew member was confirmed to have measles is requesting 100 doses of a vaccine used to treat the highly infectious disease, an island health official said.
Merlene Fredericks-James, the chief medical officer of St. Lucia's Ministry of Health and Wellness, said in a video message posted to YouTube on Thursday that the infected female worker is stable, but that other people on the ship may have come in contact with her and could also be infected with measles.
A 440-foot cruise ship owned and operated by the Church of Scientology is also named Freewinds. Officials on the island declined to comment on the name of the cruise ship, but Theodore identified to NBC News that it is the same oneAuthorities in St. Lucia said they have been working with the Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean Public Health Agency.Measles can be easily spread through coughing and sneezing.
A traveler with measles, who flew into Newark Liberty International Airport from Israel two weeks ago, might have exposed fellow passengers,Anyone who might have been in Terminal C between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. on April 16 should see a doctor and be aware of symptoms, according to the state Department of Health.
Visitors to the Sky Zone trampoline park in South Plainfield, New Jersey, between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 22, and the River 978 Banquet Hall in Lakewood from 6 p.m. on April 23 to 1 a.m. on April 24 should also be aware of
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