US To Require Foreign Travelers, To Be Fully Vaccinated<br />Against COVID-19.<br />Joe Biden’s administration is currently working<br />on a plan to reopen travel to the United States. .<br />A White House official revealed the<br />news to Reuters on Aug. 4.<br />But the White House is reportedly<br />not quite ready to lift restrictions yet due to the<br />ever-present COVID-19 pandemic.<br />The United States is currently dealing<br />with a rise in COVID-19 cases, likely due to<br />the highly-transmissible Delta variant. .<br />According to the unnamed official, Biden’s administration<br />is specifically working on a plan to require all foreign travelers<br />to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. .<br />A number of interagency<br />“working groups” are reportedly<br />working on this solution. .<br />Working groups are developing a policy and<br />planning process to be prepared for when the time<br />is right to transition to this new system…, White House Official, to Reuters .<br />[The new system will include] a phased approach<br />that over time will mean, with limited exceptions,<br />that foreign nationals traveling to the United States<br />(from all countries) need to be fully vaccinated, White House Official, to Reuters .<br />Currently, the U.S. bars most non-citizens<br />from entering the country if they have been <br />in the following areas within the last 14 days: .<br />China, Iran, the 26 Schengen nations in<br />Europe, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland,<br />Brazil, South Africa and India. .<br />Only essential workers from<br />Mexico and Canada are currently permitted to<br />cross by land into the United States. .<br />Only essential workers from<br />Mexico and Canada are currently permitted to<br />cross by land into the United States. .<br />According to industry officials, it will potentially be<br />months before any travel restrictions are lifted.
