'In other words, there is no reason to keep them on board'
Cruise ship passengers tested for measlesThe Freewinds was quarantined after arriving at St. Lucia on April 30 and a female crew member was placed in isolation aboard the vessel as health officials on the Caribbean island feared more people could be sick.The St. Lucia Department of Health and Wellness said it provided the ship's doctor with 100 doses of the measles vaccine while it was there.
"That means that they are not running a risk of contracting the disease and are no threat to transmit the disease to others. In other words, there is no reason to keep them on board. They are free to move," Gerstenbluth explained to CNN affiliate Telecuracao.Gerstenbluth said 199 of the 216 crew members and 91 of the 102 passengers had proof of vaccination or immunity demonstrated by sufficient levels of antibodies against measles.
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