US will force foreigners to get coronavirus vaccine to enter country

The United States will require that all adults who want to enter this country have the complete immunization schedule against the coronavirus, according to White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients, who was responsible for announcing the new policy.

According to this information, the measure would start to be implemented from November. This decision by the Biden government represents a change in a series of health policies that have been valid from March 2020, when they were arranged by then-President Donald Trump.

These bans, which were enforced by Biden earlier this year, restricted travel for foreigners who had traveled to the UK, EU, China, India, Iran, Republic of Ireland , Brazil and South Africa. in the last 14 days.

Passengers wishing to travel to the United States must undergo a negative PCR test up to 72 hours before travel and do not need to self-quarantine upon arrival. It remains to be seen which vaccines will be approved as part of this routine to enter the country.

Right now, the question is which vaccines work and which don’t.

Remember that the only vaccines approved by the United States government are those that have been developed by American companies and pharmaceutical companies: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

In contrast, vaccines approved by the World Health Organization include Astra Zeneca and Sinopharm, both of which are widely used in Argentina.

For the moment, it has not been specified which criteria will guide the measure. As for the Russian vaccine Sputnik, it is not mentioned, as it is not approved by either the United States or the WHO.

“This approach is more people-driven than country-driven, so it’s a stronger system,” Zients said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will also require airlines to collect contact details from international travelers to facilitate contact tracing, he added.

The American decision comes after months of frustration on the part of European officials Faced with the refusal of the Biden government to lift the ban, despite the fact that the European Union had already exceeded the United States in the number of vaccinated.

The government too will toughen the rules for Americans who have not been vaccinated, since they will need to be examined one day before leaving the United States, and the same on return.

With information from the AP agency

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