2 Dozen Fully Vaccinated Sailors Onboard US Navy Warship Test Positive For COVID-19
By Dawn Geske
12/28/21 AT 9:55 AM
As many as two dozen sailors onboard the U.S. Navy’s USS Milwaukee warship have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing it to remain at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as of Monday.
The combat ship, which has more than 100 crew members on board, had a previous COVID outbreak last week that is continuing. The number of infected seamen is staying relatively consistent to this point, defense officials anonymously told the Associated Press.
According to the Navy, the USS Milwaukee crew is “100% immunized,” and all crewmembers who tested positive for COVID-19 are being isolated on the ship.
Navy officials said in a statement that “a portion” of crewmembers infected with the virus have mild symptoms. It was unclear which variant of COVID-19 the crew were infected with.
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