The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at low risk, says an article published in Reuters.
CDC’s new guidance
The CDC’s new guidance says fully vaccinated people do not need COVID-19 tests before international travel unless it is required by the international destination and vaccinated people returning from foreign travel do not need to self-quarantine after returning to the United States, unless required by state or local authorities.
This is also applicable for the grandparents as long as they follow CDC norms of travel.
Airlines urges to update guidance
Some major airlines including those of the U.S. have urged CDC to immediately update their guidance to “vaccinated individuals can travel safely”.
U.S. Travel Association on the new guidance
The CEO of U.S. Travel Association Roger Dow says, “new travel guidance is a major step in the right direction that is supported by science and will take the brakes off the industry that has been hardest hit by the fallout of COVID by far.”
Director of CDC on getting vaccinated
“Vaccines can help us return to the things we love about life, so we encourage every American to get vaccinated as soon as they have the opportunity,” says CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
He also said that, “the agency still recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated, because travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19.”
The CDC had repeatedly declined in recent weeks to change the guidance and repeated it was still discouraging all non-essential travel because of a concern about new variants.
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Source : Reuters
