U.S. to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreigners
We need the same restrictions for US passengers
The U.S. will lift travel restrictions for foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated, with the administration targeting early November for foreign travel to resume for the first time in more than a year.
The head of the White Houses Covid-19 Response Team, Jeff Zients, announced Monday that foreign nationals must show proof of vaccination and proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken three days prior to boarding an airplane. Zients said the Center for Disease and Prevention will determine which vaccines will be accepted.
This new international travel system follows the science to keep Americans and international air travel safe, Zients said. By requiring foreign nationals to be fully vaccinated in order to fly to the United States and in implementing additional strict safety protocols, we will protect Americans here at home and enhance the safety of international travel.
This is based on individuals rather than a country-based approach, he added.
Zients said in coming days, the CDC will issue a contact tracing order that will require airlines to collect information from U.S.-bound travelers, including their phone number and email address to act as a public health surveillance system." That will give the CDC, state and local health officials the ability to follow up with travelers if they have potentially been exposed to Covid or other diseases.