WASHINGTON: Two weeks before the new vaccination requirements kicked most foreign tourists to the US, Biden administration detailed the new International Covid-19 air travel policy, including exceptions to children, and new federal contact tracing requirements.
Starting on November 8, foreign adults, non-immigrants traveling to the United States need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with limited exceptions, and all travelers need to be tested for viruses before going up to the US, with limitations that are tightened for those who don’t fully vaccinated.
This new policy arises when Biden administration moves away from wider state-based travel restrictions and prohibition on what is according to the “vaccination-based system” which focuses on the risk of individuals from tourists.
It almost reflects the hug of the White House about vaccination requirements in an effort to encourage more Americans to vaccinate by accumulating discomfort for those left without a shot.
Under these policies, those who do not need to show evidence of negative Covid-19 tests in one day of travel, while those who are vaccinated will be permitted to present tests within three days of travel.
Children under 18 years will not be asked to be fully vaccinated, considering the inconsistency in the global roll-out shot for their age group, but those aged 2 years and over will be subject to the same Covid-19 testing policy with their parents or guardians .
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The Biden government has worked with airlines, which will be asked to enforce new procedures, to explain new policies so that they can prepare for implementation.
The airline will be mandated to verify the vaccine record and match it by identifying information.
They also need to ensure that the shot given is on the administration of food and drugs or the list approved by the World Health Organization.
Mixing and matching of approved shots will be permitted.
Disease control centers and prevention quarantine officers will see passengers after arrival in the US for compliance, according to an administrative official.
Airlines that do not enforce requirements can be sentenced to almost $ 35,000 per violation.
Administration announces the exception of limited to vaccination needs, including children, those who participate in Covid-19 clinical trials, which have medical reasons for not vaccinated, or come from countries where shots are not widely available.
The population of countries that are not vaccinated with vaccination rates under 10% of adults can be accepted in the US with government letters that ratify trips for purposes, administrative words, administrative words.
The CDC also requires airlines to collect contact information for international air travelers regardless of vaccination status to facilitate contact search.