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The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has quarantined a cruise ship on the island after identifying a confirmed case of measles on board, a health official said.
Passengers and crew members aboard the large ship were not permitted to leave, Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, the nation’s chief medical officer, said on Tuesday. The highly infectious disease, which can be mostly prevented by a common vaccination, is in the midst of its largest outbreak in a quarter-century in the United States, with more than 700 cases reported.
“Because of the risk of potential infection, not just from the confirmed measles case but from other persons who may be on the boat at the time, we thought it prudent to make a decision not to allow anyone to disembark,” she said in a statement.
Dr. Fredericks-James did not name the ship. But Victor Theodore, a St. Lucia Coast Guard sergeant, told NBC News that it was identified as “Freewinds,” which is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. A ship by the same name was moored in St. Lucia on Thursday morning, according to online records.
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 03 2019, @05:38PM (4 children)
Most of those evil brown countries the asylum seekers are coming from have HIGHER vaccination rates than the US. [cato.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @05:56PM
Yep, and it shows too!
https://i.ibb.co/TYN6HXw/measles-World.png [i.ibb.co]
Source: https://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/burden/vpd/surveillance_type/active/measles_monthlydata/en/ [who.int]
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @06:38PM (2 children)
Disclosure: I'm not American, I'm a Canuck, and often enjoy poking fun at our Southern Brethren.
However, in truth? Like most arguments American, both side's points are meaningless.
It doesn't matter if the rates of vaccination is higher, or lower in Mexico. All that matters is that all people entering the US, or any country, are vetted by that country's laws.
That includes medical, and democratically passed laws designed to enable the best outcome for the country itself. And as a Canadian, I say that with the MASSIVE numbers of immigrants I gladly see entering my nation -- but I'd never, ever, ever want them to enter if not vetted first.
Why? Why would I want people just sneaking in?
If people feel there should be "just as many immigrants, legal or not as now", then fine. Ensure the border is 100% sealed, and then up immigration numbers of LEGAL immigrants from Mexico.
What's the problem? I don't get it.
Who doesn't want people entering their country to be vetted first? Who?
And why the hell do I have to talk to a US border officer, when I drive across the border to take a vacation in the US, if people don't think there should be a wall blocking people coming in from the South?!
Why?
Why do you even HAVE borders then?
*I* *do* *not* *get* *it*
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @06:48PM
Don't try to make sense of it, it has nothing to do with logic or reason and everything to do with needing an excuse to be outraged about anything except the true cause of their problems (the corrupt and incompetent government that they asked for).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 04 2019, @08:10AM
Canadian Trolls are the Worst Trolls. Like this Movie, only Canadians! [imdb.com]