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Travel guidance won't come until more people are vaccinated, CDC says

Travel guidance won't come until more people are vaccinated, CDC says
T s a is looking at ways to reduce touchpoints and passengers can to One of my favorite tips is of course, you need to take things out of your pockets when you're traveling through a checkpoint. So, you know, take your wallet, take your keys, take your cell phone, and instead of putting them in the bin, put them directly into your carry on bag because that reduces touchpoints between your belongings, uh, and the band. So it's about reducing touchpoints. In addition, we recommend that, of course, you wear a mask. T s a has a mask mandate. So if you're traveling on an airplane, if you're traveling in mass transit, you must be wearing your mask. And you know what smart travel will bring an extra one. So bring that extra oil in case, uh, the elastic snaps. So that way you have something, but also in case it becomes soiled or if you lose it. Or maybe you want to just wear fresh mask after sitting on a plane for several hours. Uh, in addition, we're recommending that you bring hand sanitizer and wipes. Make sure you don't have any prohibited items in your your carry on bag. So we have an app for that free downloadable app. It's called my T s A. Can I bring? And you can type in the item right away. We'll let you know if you can put in your checked bag carrying bag either. Or neither. When people are lining up to get into the checkpoint line itself where they present their i d to the travel document checking, uh, podium. Uh, they're very good about social distancing, But sometimes once they get into the checkpoint, uh, they sort of forget about that, and so do be a little bit more cognizant of that. That's okay. We're not trying to rush you through the line. Even may look long, but it might not be long because of social distancing in that line.
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Travel guidance won't come until more people are vaccinated, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far declined to issue new guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans due to concerns about travel-related surges but is "looking forward" to updating guidance once more people get protected."What we have seen is that we have surges after people start traveling, we saw it after July 4, we saw it after Labor Day, we saw it after the Christmas holidays," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday in response to a question from CNN's Kaitlan Collins during a COVID-19 briefing.Walensky said because 90% of people remain unvaccinated they will wait to update guidance until "we have more protection across the communities and across the population."She declined to provide information for the 10% of Americans who are vaccinated and looking for guidance on whether it is safe for them to travel.The issue of air travel for the vaccinated has become a hot-button issue, with the industry pushing back against the new CDC guidelines, according to CNN.In a statement, industry group Airlines For America insists being on board a plane poses a low risk of coronavirus infection because of heavily filtered air and federally mandated mask wearing."We remain confident that this layered approach significantly reduces risk," the group said.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far declined to issue new guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans due to concerns about travel-related surges but is "looking forward" to updating guidance once more people get protected.

"What we have seen is that we have surges after people start traveling, we saw it after July 4, we saw it after Labor Day, we saw it after the Christmas holidays," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday in response to a question from CNN's Kaitlan Collins during a COVID-19 briefing.

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Walensky said because 90% of people remain unvaccinated they will wait to update guidance until "we have more protection across the communities and across the population."

She declined to provide information for the 10% of Americans who are vaccinated and looking for guidance on whether it is safe for them to travel.

The issue of air travel for the vaccinated has become a hot-button issue, with the industry pushing back against the new CDC guidelines, according to CNN.

In a statement, industry group Airlines For America insists being on board a plane poses a low risk of coronavirus infection because of heavily filtered air and federally mandated mask wearing.

"We remain confident that this layered approach significantly reduces risk," the group said.