Biden Administration Mandates Covid Vaccines For Foreign Travelers And Testing For U.S. Residents

Biden Administration Mandates Covid Vaccines For Foreign Travelers And Testing For U.S. Residents

Share to Linkedin The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its new requirements for both domestic and foreign travelers entering the U. S. amid the pandemic, including a strict vaccine mandate for almost all international visitors and testing for residents regardless of their vaccination status. The new guidelines, which are detailed in White House documents published by CBS News, will go into effect November 8. They include a vaccine requirement for all international travelers with only a few exceptions: people under 18 years old, those with medical reasons for not getting vaccinated, those traveling for emergency or humanitarian reasons and those traveling on non-tourist visas from countries with low vaccine availability. Citing information from a senior administration official, CNN reported there are about 50 countries exempt because of low vaccine availability, but people from these countries will require a "specific, compelling" reason for travel. The U. S. will require proof of visitors' vaccine status through an "official source," such as a digital copy of a vaccine certificate, and will accept only the jabs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO). For U. S. residents who haven't been vaccinated against Covid-19, entering