[ti:US to Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Travelers]
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[00:00.04]The United States has issued new travel policies
[00:04.92]that will permit vaccinated international travelers
[00:09.92]from 33 nations to fly into the country.
[00:15.44]The new rules, set to take effect in early November,
[00:20.04]were announced Monday by the administration of President Joe Biden.
[00:27.24]Under the rules, all adult foreign air travelers
[00:31.76]to the U.S. must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
[00:37.96]before they can board a flight.
[00:41.12]This is in addition to the current requirement
[00:45.28]that travelers show proof of a negative COVID-19 test
[00:50.72]carried out within 72 hours of departure to the U.S.
[00:57.72]The new policies cover travelers from 26 European nations
[01:04.08]including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Greece.
[01:12.80]The rules will also permit conditional U.S. entry to flyers
[01:18.44]from Britain, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil.
[01:27.84]The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump
[01:32.68]first placed COVID-19-related travel restrictions
[01:37.80]on air travelers from China in January 2020.
[01:44.12]These were later extended to many other countries.
[01:49.44]The United States has permitted foreign air travelers
[01:54.08]from more than 150 countries throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
[02:00.08]Some experts criticized that policy,
[02:04.40]as it included nations with high COVID-19 rates.
[02:10.88]The new rules affect almost all foreigners flying to the U.S.
[02:17.64]The new policy also affects unvaccinated Americans
[02:22.84]traveling to the U.S.
[02:25.52]Now, they must be tested for COVID-19 within a day of travel.
[02:32.80]They must show proof of the test and its result.
[02:38.00]And, they have to show proof of purchase of a virus test
[02:43.16]they are required to take after entering the U.S.
[02:48.00]The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[02:52.72]says the government will accept full vaccination of travelers
[02:57.96]with any COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use
[03:03.68]by the World Health Organization (WHO).
[03:06.32]This includes the vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
[03:14.00]Other WHO-approved vaccines will also be accepted.
[03:19.96]These include AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac.
[03:26.52]The WHO is reviewing Russia's Sputnik V vaccine,
[03:32.44]but has not yet approved it.
[03:35.88]Separately on Monday, the United States extended pandemic restrictions
[03:42.52]at land borders with Canada and Mexico.
[03:47.88]Those rules bar nonessential travel through October 21.
[03:55.44]Officials did not say if the new vaccination rule for air travel
[04:01.16]would also be established at border crossings on land.
[04:06.76]I'm Bryan Lynn.
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