Covid vaccination

Noting "significant, positive progress in the public health environment," Norwegian Cruise Line will scrap all Covid testing and vaccination requirements, ...

Norwegian Cruise Line announced an end to their COVID-19 testing, masking, and vaccination requirements start Oct. 4.

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the removal of its pre-cruise COVID-19 testing, vaccination and masking requirements for all guests.

Except on cruises to specific destinations, cruisers no longer need to be vaccinated or test pre-cruise (regardless of vaccination status).

Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is removing all coronavirus-related protocols effective Tuesday, Oct, 4, 2022. That includes testing, masking and ...

Norwegian Cruise Line announced Monday that it is removing all COVID-19 testing, masking and vaccination requirements effective Tuesday.

Norwegian Cruise Line will drop all COVID-19 mask, vaccine and testing requirements beginning Oct. 4.

A view of an Expedia Group office building at the company's waterfront campus in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

The cruise line cites 'significant, positive progress in the public-health environment' as part of its decision to loosen its public-health policy.

“If you get sick early in your trip, it’s going to be a long and miserable,” Dr. If you are in a crowded indoor space in one of their bars, you’re probably going to get exposed to people.” Ostrosky advises caution, especially as summer draws to a close: “As much as we want it to be, the pandemic is not anywhere near over. Preeti Malani, an infectious diseases physician at the University of Michigan and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, told MarketWatch. It’s easy how fast we forget those days of rapid transmission in cruise ships and ships having trouble finding a port to dock,” he said. “Being vaccinated gives high protection against poor outcomes, but it does not protect you against infection,” she said. Luis Ostrosky, a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, take a cruise that did not require vaccination, a COVID-19 test or masks? “I would not go on a large cruise ship that did not have reasonable COVID prevention measures, and a good contingency plan for dealing with illness,” said Dr. “Many travelers have been patiently waiting to take their long-awaited vacation at sea and we cannot wait to celebrate their return.” Ships also have It won’t prevent introduction and spread but will reduce the likelihood of severe consequences. [said Monday](https://www.nclhltd.com/news-media/press-releases/detail/509/norwegian-cruise-line-to-eliminate-covid-19-testing) that passengers will no longer be required to show they are vaccinated against COVID-19, show the results of such a test, or wear a mask. Harry Sommer, chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line [NCLH, +0.35%](/investing/stock/NCLH?mod=MW_story_quote), cited “significant, positive progress in the public-health environment.”

According to GeekWire, Michael Davis Velasco, chief people, inclusion & diversity officer, notified employees via email. “We are moving from a pandemic to an ...

There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body's ...

Other Rutgers researchers on the study included Jeffrey Kornitzer, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; and Kazim Jaffry and Kranthi Mandava, both medical students at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. "The significance of that statement is this: The COVID vaccine is not statistically associated with an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome." [statistical analysis](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/statistical+analysis/) by a Rutgers-team found that there was not a significant association between any of the COVID-19 vaccinations currently offered and the disease. The thinking, Jaffry said, is that there may be some connection, since vaccinations stimulate the immune system, and the syndrome is an "The original reports were just saying that someone got vaccinated, and then a few weeks later, developed Guillain-Barré syndrome," Jaffry said. In addition, they assigned a value to each case of reported Guillain-Barré syndrome indicating the likelihood it represented a true diagnosis of the syndrome. To ascertain whether there was a statistically significant increase in the disease among those vaccinated, the team collected vaccine data from the VAERS database and organized it in several ways. They calculated how many vaccines were administered in each time period. After learning of the initial warning, the researchers wanted to dig more deeply to understand whether the risk, even if minimal, for developing the syndrome was real. "This information can help in ensuring confidence in vaccines, while approaching it from an objective, statistical analysis." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [syndrome](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/syndrome/) in the population, using VAERS data," said Mustafa Jaffry, a [medical student](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/medical+student/) at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the first author on the study.

The Covid mass vaccination program in the U.S. began on Dec. 14, 2020, when a nurse at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., received a shot on live television.