Health & Fitness
Vaccinated Hobokenite Stuck In Panama Gets Second COVID Test Back
A Hoboken woman was quarantining in Panama because of a positive COVID test she believed was false. She has now gotten a new test result.
HOBOKEN, NJ — A Hoboken resident who was vacationing in Panama with friends was prevented from getting on a plane last week because she tested positive for coronavirus, even though she was vaccinated, News 12 reported Sunday. But she believed the result was a false positive, as no one else in her group tested positive. And now she has gotten some better news.
News 12 reported a followup on Wednesday that the woman's PCR test was negative, and she can now head home. A PCR test identifies the genetic material of the virus.
Since the vaccine is 95 percent effective against the virus, vaccinated people may still get the virus — but the vaccine has reduced the chance of hospitalization and death, medical professionals say.
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A recent report said that 98 percent to 99 percent of recent COVID deaths in America were unvaccinated people.
The Hoboken woman had made the request for the second test.
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Other Vaccine And Coronavirus News And Updates:
- More information on local vaccines and Hoboken clinics is here.
- Some are concerned about the Delta variant of the virus.
- A Hoboken mom has shared her story of how her family was among those battling long-term effects of the virus.
- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said last month that there won't be a state mask mandate for schools in the fall, and each district will get to decide.
- More than 604,000 Americans have now died from COVID (see which states have the highest recent death rates here).
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