Health officials said only those who already have been vaccinated or have previously had measles will be free to leave the ship.
, to start vaccinating people to prevent a measles outbreak.
Curacao epidemiologist Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth told The Associated Press that a small team is assessing more than 300 people aboard the ship, and that the process might take more than a day. The Freewinds was under quarantine in St. Lucia earlier this week before it returned to its home port of Curacao early Saturday.“This is what happens when we don’t vaccinate,” he said.
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