C19 and updated US "Requirements" (May 2023)

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#304402 1-May-2023 11:35

A friend who is travelling to the US in July was asking me about the CDC news;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12025279/CDC-RENEWS-Covid-vaccine-requirement-travelers-coming-US.html

The TLDR is;

"The US will allow travelers that have received at least one vaccine dose on or after August 16 into the country"

Last year (July) when I went to the US we had to show a vaccinated declaration at check-in but nothing in the US.

This year (March) at check-in nothing and again nothing in the US.

Does anyone think this new this new updated mandate will actually be enforced?

Has anyone actually been asked about vaccine status when entering the US?

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#3069973 1-May-2023 13:31

I don't think the Daily Mail article describes the changes very well. Looking at the CDC site, it looks like you are counted as fully vaccinated if you have had either two shots of a monovalent vaccine, or a single shot of a bivalent vaccine. They will count any does administered after 16th Aug 2022 to be bivalent. But if you have had two shots then the August date is irrelevant, they haven't added a booster requirement.

The first 4 FAQs here cover this:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#faq

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#3070241 2-May-2023 09:09

Vaccination requirements are being fully removed for air travellers to the US from May 11th ,

"Today, we are announcing that the Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. "

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/01/the-biden-administration-will-end-covid-19-vaccination-requirements-for-federal-employees-contractors-international-travelers-head-start-educators-and-cms-certified-facilities/

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#3070523 2-May-2023 15:17

wellygary:

Vaccination requirements are being fully removed for air travellers to the US from May 11th ,

"Today, we are announcing that the Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. "

Awesome thanks @wellygary thats a relief