Definition looming in the United States: They will require all people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter their territory

The President’s government Joe Biden in America make a plan for require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in the context of the possible lifting of travel restrictionsa White House official told the agency on Wednesday. Reuters.

The White House is not ready to immediately lift travel restrictions due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, the official said. The Biden government has interagency task forces working “In order to have a new system ready for when we can reopen travel”said the official.

“A progressive approach which, over time, will result in limited exceptions, that foreigners traveling to the United States (From all countries) They must be fully vaccinated“He added.

Last month, Reuters reported that the White House was consider requiring vaccination of foreign visitors as part of discussions on easing travel restrictions.

The manager added that “working groups are developing a policy and planning process to prepare for when the time is right to move to this new system”.

The White House has held talks with Airlines companies and others on how it would implement a vaccination requirement policy for foreign visitors. There are other questions the government needs to answer, including what proof of vaccination he would accept and whether the United States would accept vaccines that some countries use but have not yet been cleared by US regulators.

A few days ago, the Biden administration confirmed that it would maintain the restrictions currently in place for international travel in the short term. Despite pressure from the European Union (EU), when cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus increase in the country and around the world.

“We will maintain the existing restrictions,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday. “The most contagious Delta variant is spreading here and abroad“, did he declare. He added that the trend of increasing cases is expected to continue “In the next weeks”, And reiterated that it mainly affects people not vaccinated.

In its latest advisories, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended avoiding travel to Spain Yes Portugal, two popular destinations for American tourists, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.

The United States issued the same recommendation for Cyprus a week after doing the same with the trips to Britain, first international destination for Americans after Mexico Yes Canada in 2019.

When asked how the travel restrictions would help, Psaki said that “the dominant variant in the United States” is the Delta, so she doesn’t think that “Having more people who have the Delta variant is the right step.”

The United States has restricted travel from the EU, Britain, China and Iran for more than a year due to the pandemic., then added other countries including Brazil e India.

In June, the The European Union open to travelers from the United States, usually requiring a vaccination certificate or negative tests for the virus, under pressure from tourism dependent nations such as Greece, Spain e Italy, who feared another troubled year.

The United States makes generalized exceptions, including students, academics, journalists Yes businessmenBut European leaders have complained that the regulations make ordinary people uncomfortable and hamper transatlantic trade.

(With information from Reuters)

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