The US will lift travel ban into the country for the fully vaccinated people from November, the White House confirmed on Monday. The ban was introduced in March 2020 by the then president Donald Trump and being in place for the last 18 months. The newly elected Joe Biden also didn’t make any change amid continuous global appeal for ease of restrictions.
The ban will be lifted in early November according to the coronavirus response coordinator for President Biden, Mr. Jeffrey Zients.
“This is based on individuals rather than a country-based approach, so it’s a stronger system,” Zients said.
Still the fully vaccinated passengers will need Covid testing and will go through contact tracing procedures, he added. But no quarantine is needed.
Currently only US citizens, their families or green card holders are allowed to enter the US from selected countries. They also need to quarantine for a period of 14 days. Intense talks had been taken place between the UK, European Union and the US regarding lifting of the ban as many people became frustrated after months long wait to reach their loved ones.
As of now 211,776,515 people have got at least one dose of Covid vaccine in the US which is 64.5% of the population and 181,382,976 people are fully vaccinated (55.3%). There were reports that the US authorities were planning for booster shots as the fully vaccinated ones also contract with the virus.