US extends Covid vaccination entry requirement for all travelers until APRIL trends now

US extends Covid vaccination entry requirement for all travelers until APRIL trends now
US extends Covid vaccination entry requirement for all travelers until APRIL trends now

US extends Covid vaccination entry requirement for all travelers until APRIL trends now

Travelers flying into the United States will still need proof of Covid vaccination until at least April as officials stick with the failing pandemic policy.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly extended the requirement — which was due to expire this weekend — until April 10.

It means all non-US citizens will still have to prove they have received at least two vaccine doses — or an accepted single-dose shot like Johnson and Johnson's.

The move makes America an outlier in the West, where most countries ditched so-called 'vaccine passports' months ago when they failed to keep infections low.

There are growing concerns that damaging Covid policies are creeping back into American life after hundreds of thousands of students were forced to wear face masks in class this week as schools brought back mandates.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly extended the requirement — which was due to expire this weekend — until April 10

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly extended the requirement — which was due to expire this weekend — until April 10

The TSA last week claims the policy aims to protect US citizens and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed

The TSA last week claims the policy aims to protect US citizens and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed

As shown by the graph above, introducing proof of vaccination for travelers on November 8, 2021 did not stem the influx of Covid cases from the Omicron variant during winter last year

As shown by the graph above, introducing proof of vaccination for travelers on November 8, 2021 did not stem the influx of Covid cases from the Omicron variant during winter last year

An emergency amendment sneaked out by the TSA last week claims the policy aims to protect US citizens and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.

It was initially brought in in November 2021 amid the Omicron wave that sent infection rates rocketing globally, when dozens of countries put similar restrictions in place. 

But experts have increasingly accepted that Covid vaccines - while highly effective at preventing severe illness - do not stop infections very well.

Virtually all European countries, including the UK, have ditched the measure. Only a handful of nations have kept them, mainly in the Middle East and Africa.

The TSA document reads: ‘Together with the Presidential Proclamation and the CDC Order, these policies are intended to limit the risk that Covid-19, including variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, is introduced, transmitted, and spread into and throughout the United States, potentially overwhelming United States healthcare and public health resources, endangering the health and safety of the American people, and threatening the security of our civil aviation system.’

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