Airlines and other tourism-related businesses are pushing the White House to draw up a plan in the next five weeks to boost international travel and eliminate restrictions that were imposed early in the pandemic.
They want people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to be exempt from testing requirements before entering the United States. They also want the CDC-U.S. Centers for Disease Control to say that vaccinated people can travel safely.
U.S. air travel is already picking up. More than 1 million people have passed through U.S. airport checkpoints with recent, Sunday’s total exceeding 1.5 million for the first time in more than a year. Passenger traffic is still below 2019 levels.
Many organizations are calling for relaxing international restrictions including the nation’s largest carriers-Airlines for America, the U.S. Travel Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They set- a May 1 target- for the government “to partner with us” on a plan to rescind year-old restrictions on international travel.
The groups cited the recent decline in reported new virus cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States. Nearly 45 million Americans, more than 13% of the population, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to CDC figures.
The time to plan for and chart a defined roadmap to reopen international travel is now.. Expressed by many individuals & organizations. The White House did not comment but referred to remarks by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday, 3-15-2021.
Walensky said,
“The health agency is working on new guidelines for people who are vaccinated, but raised concern about recent increases in new reported cases of covid19 in many European countries”. She quotes: “If we look at our European friends, we just don’t want to be at this rapid increase of cases again, and that is very possible that- that could happen,” “We are so close to vaccinating so many more people …. Now is not the best time to travel.”
Director Rochelle Walensky said.
“Everything is very open with a really clear explanation of the issues. It was truly informative. Your website is very useful. Many thanks for sharing!”
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