Health & Fitness

Vaccinated Minnesotan Stuck Abroad After Testing Positive For COVID-19 In Mexico

Buckner doesn't go far without her vaccine card showing she completed the Pfizer series in March, including on a balcony in Cancun, Mexico.

July 30, 2021

A vaccinated Twin Cities woman has a cautionary travel tale after she ended up stuck in Mexico with COVID-19. What happened, she says, proves we’re not ready to move past the pandemic.

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“I guess I misunderstood the point of receiving a vaccine,” Maya Buckner said.

Buckner doesn’t go far without her vaccine card showing she completed the Pfizer series in March — including on a balcony in Cancun, Mexico, where she is now sick with COVID-19.

Find out what's happening in Across Minnesotafor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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