US Plans to Require COVID Vaccine for Foreign Travellers

A White House official stated Wednesday that the administration is looking to reopen in "safe and sustainable" fashion. He also said that all foreign nationals who travel to the United States from any country need to be fully immunized.An unnamed official stated to several news agencies that the Biden administration had given inter-agency teams the task of creating a gradual reopening for international tourists. The decision was not made in a time frame.Due to the Delta variant spreading, the US has seen an increase in cases, especially among the unvaccinated.Many international travelers are prevented from entering the country by current Covid-19 regulations. Anyone who is allowed to enter the country must present proof of a negative COVID testing within three days of travel.Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, stated last week that the US would continue to place travel restrictions due to rising infectious diseases despite the opposition of airlines and the tourism industry.The United States will continue its travel restrictions as it is today with the Delta version.The United States bans all non-US citizens, who have been within the past 14 days in any of the 26 Schengen countries in Europe, UK Ireland, China India, South Africa, Iran, South Africa or Brazil.Source: BBC World News