Mandatory Vax to Fly Remains a Jet Bridge Too Far for Biden White House

[Celerity]

The Biden administration has signalled that while vaccine and testing requirements for domestic travel haven’t been ruled out, it’s in no rush to push a new policy any time soon.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mandatory-vax-to-fly-remains-a-jet-bridge-too-far-for-joe-bidens-white-house



As the nation prepares for the busiest holiday travel season since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago, the White House has remained adamant that vaccination requirements for international travel to the United States are vital to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Domestic travel, however, is still a free-for-all—despite increasing calls from public health experts and lawmakers to hold Americans traveling from Florida to the same standards expected of Americans traveling from France.

“If you go on the CDC website and look at what they say for domestic travel, they say delay travel until you’re fully vaccinated—that would imply that they think vaccination is a good thing to have before you get on an airplane,” said Dr. Timothy Brewer, a professor of epidemiology at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health and of Medicine. “There’s no medical or public health reason to assume that traveling on a domestic airplane is different from traveling on an international airplane.”

Under current rules implemented last month, almost all international travelers are required to submit proof of full vaccination, as well as a recent negative COVID-19 test, in order to travel to the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also require airlines to keep track of “basic, valid contact information” for all international travelers in order to conduct contract tracing in the event of an outbreak. The rules apply to both foreign nationals and to American citizens living and traveling abroad.

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[FreepFryer]

1. The moment a variant w a higher death rate emerges, I bet it's on the table. (Nt)