Ports Australia is calling on governments around Australia to consider how they can contribute to increasing vaccination rates of international seafarers after Maritime Safety Queensland and QLD Health announced a trial program to begin in coming weeks. Seafarers by the hundreds of thousands have remained stranded onboard ships throughout the COVID-19 pandemic due to the …

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