CDC adds seven destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list
Source: CNN
France and Iceland are among seven destinations added on Monday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest risk category for travel.
Travel should be avoided to locations carrying the "Level 4: Covid-19 very high" notice, according to CDC guidance. Anyone who must travel should be fully vaccinated first, the agency advises.
The seven destinations added to the Level 4 list on August 9 are:
Aruba
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
France
French Polynesia
Iceland
Israel
Thailand
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cdc-adds-seven-destinations-to-very-high-covid-19-travel-risk-list/ar-AAN7rYu?li=BBnb7Kz
Doodley
(9,119 posts)PortTack
(32,787 posts)Lasher
(27,633 posts)The USA was already there.
CDC Graphic: COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 11, 2021, 11:05 AM - Edit history (1)
I just looked to see what case rates are per state. SEVEN states are higher than FL, but they're all among dozens with fairly similarly high rates shown on this graph dated dated 8/9 (a #s worse today):
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/
Lonestarblue
(10,053 posts)Travis County is at Level 5top level before red alert. Maybe the CDC needs to issue alerts for US cities to avoid, though youd have to live under a rock not to know that any red state is a bad choice.
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Initech
(100,099 posts)orleans
(34,072 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)Frankly, many states in the US should be on no travel list right now.
Farmer-Rick
(10,202 posts)But that does not include children, and I'm not sure how the West bank and Gaza are counted. But damn, if it is that bad there. It is going to be hell here soon.
Here's an interesting article about the statistics of breakthrough cases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/19/vaccine-skeptics-zero-israel-again-some-reason/
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Nittersing
(6,370 posts)Marthe48
(17,011 posts)The visit is some time away. I hope Iceland can avoid a bad infection, whether we go or not.
I was reading their Covid risk yesterday and feel like I had rose colored glasses on.
Warpy
(111,329 posts)on getting their population vaccinated. They just couldn't afford to lose another tourist season, especially with the draw of an erupting volcano so near the capital.
Here's a good rundown on hat's happening there: https://grapevine.is/news/2021/08/10/covid-roundup-cdc-puts-iceland-in-highest-risk-rank-domestic-cases-down/
(I recommend The Grapevine as a fun read, it's their English language magazine with video reports online, as well)
I'll look at that too.
dalton99a
(81,568 posts)NickB79
(19,258 posts)I'm in Minnesota and I'm dreading the fallout from that goddamn superspreader event next door.
BigmanPigman
(51,624 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)It WILL spread it.
FakeNoose
(32,722 posts)They need a color that's higher than "High"
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)perhaps? As a travel destination concentrating carriers from around the nation?
I looked at the whole list. Over 70 level 4.
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)especially southern states like Florida. I'm sure several countries have US on their high risk lists.
llashram
(6,265 posts)from 'the Sturgis anti-vaxxer terrorist rally' finish with us add America to this list.