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Symptoms sound mild and she did not think she had COVID in spite of her nursing background. If CDC did not require testing before entry to the US, nobody would have known she was infected unless someone vulnerable was sickened and it got traced back.
Vaccinated Minnesota nurse stuck in Mexico after testing positive for COVID
Author: Heidi Wigdahl
Published: 10:35 PM CDT April 5, 2021
Updated: 10:59 PM CDT April 5, 2021
Diane Schmidt of Delano has been sitting in a hotel room in Mexico since Thursday, unable to leave.
"This could be a long week and a half if I really have to stay that long," Schmidt said.
On March 27, Schmidt flew to Playa Del Carmen for her daughter's senior trip. They were joined by two other moms and their daughters. Another mom chose to get tested before leaving and ended up being positive for COVID-19; she and her daughter stayed home.
Schmidt is a nurse practitioner at Children's Minnesota and has been fully vaccinated since the beginning of January...
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Schmidt was the only vaccinated one in her group, yet no one else tested positive.
"My case is definitely an outlier. I would still highly recommend the vaccine," Schmidt said...
Vaccinated Minnesota nurse stuck in Mexico after testing positive for COVID
Author: Heidi Wigdahl
Published: 10:35 PM CDT April 5, 2021
Updated: 10:59 PM CDT April 5, 2021
Diane Schmidt of Delano has been sitting in a hotel room in Mexico since Thursday, unable to leave.
"This could be a long week and a half if I really have to stay that long," Schmidt said.
On March 27, Schmidt flew to Playa Del Carmen for her daughter's senior trip. They were joined by two other moms and their daughters. Another mom chose to get tested before leaving and ended up being positive for COVID-19; she and her daughter stayed home.
Schmidt is a nurse practitioner at Children's Minnesota and has been fully vaccinated since the beginning of January...
...
Schmidt was the only vaccinated one in her group, yet no one else tested positive.
"My case is definitely an outlier. I would still highly recommend the vaccine," Schmidt said...
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