President Biden easing travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign travelers

his doctor Wolinski showed us earlier on the prevalence of the delta variant. The United States will maintain the existing travel restrictions at this point, however, we do have, as you alluded to agency working groups that are developing plans for when we do open travel, how do we do it in a consistent and safe way? And part of that planning is a phased approach that foreign nationals traveling to the United States may um there's still policy work being done here may need to have some type of a vaccine requirement, but that's that's not a decision at this point, that's one of the path that's being looked at driven by the more transmissible delta variant cases are continuing to rise. These cases are concentrated in communities with low vaccination rates. In fact, over the past seven days, Florida and Texas Have accounted for about 1/3 of new cases And more than 1/3 of new hospitalizations nationwide. In seven states alone, Florida texas Missouri Arkansas Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi states with some of the lowest vaccination rates, account for about half of new cases and hospitalizations in the past week. Despite making up less than a quarter of the US population, America's businesses, large and small universities and medical schools and many other institutions are stepping up on vaccination requirements. And our message is quite simple. We support these vaccination requirements to protect workers communities and the country.

Video above: US to require COVID-19 shots for foreign visitorsPresident Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.All foreign travelers flying to the U.S. will need to demonstrate proof of vaccination before boarding, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of flying, said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients, who announced the new policy on Monday. Biden will also tighten testing rules for unvaccinated American citizens, who will need to be tested within a day before departure to the U.S., as well as on their return.Fully vaccinated passengers will not be required to quarantine, Zeints said.The new policy replaces a patchwork of travel restrictions first instituted by President Donald Trump last year and tightened by Biden last year that restricted travel by non-citizens to the United Kingdom, European Union, China, India and other countries.Biden will also require airlines to collect contact information from international travelers to facilitate contact tracing, Zients said.

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Video above: US to require COVID-19 shots for foreign visitors

President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.

All foreign travelers flying to the U.S. will need to demonstrate proof of vaccination before boarding, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of flying, said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients, who announced the new policy on Monday. Biden will also tighten testing rules for unvaccinated American citizens, who will need to be tested within a day before departure to the U.S., as well as on their return.

Fully vaccinated passengers will not be required to quarantine, Zeints said.

The new policy replaces a patchwork of travel restrictions first instituted by President Donald Trump last year and tightened by Biden last year that restricted travel by non-citizens to the United Kingdom, European Union, China, India and other countries.

Biden will also require airlines to collect contact information from international travelers to facilitate contact tracing, Zients said.

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