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Global shipping is a sitting duck for coronavirus


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Global shipping is a sitting duck for coronavirus
Seafarers and dockworkers remain largely unvaccinated
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Bloomberg
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Health workers prepare doses of Covid-19 vaccine for sailors and port workers in Port Klang, Malaysia, on June 25, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Samsul Said.
Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.
Infections on vessels could further harm already strained global supply chains, just as the U.S. and Europe recover and companies start stocking up for Christmas. The shipping industry is sounding the alarm as infections increase and some ports continue to restrict access to seafarers from developing countries that supply the majority of maritime workers but can t vaccinate them. ....

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global trade: Global trade and shipping chaos faces a new problem. Slow vaccines for seafarers


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All signs now point to a worsening crisis on the oceans, just as the industry seemed to be emerging from months of port restrictions that hurt the ability of shipping firms to swap out crews and left hundreds of thousands stuck at sea for months.
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Even if shots were available at home, they’re no good for workers already aboard ships, some of whom many not finish contracts until next year.
Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns. ....

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