US to Drop COVID Testing for Incoming International Air Travelers

[GameChanger]

US to Drop COVID Testing for Incoming International Air Travelers

 

[brsnow]

So awesome

 

[GameChanger]

U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers

The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel industry, a senior administration official told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

[Excerpt]
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel industry, a senior administration official told Reuters.

The Biden administration will announce on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer require pre-departure COVID-19 testing for travelers coming to the United States after it determined based on the science and data that this requirement is no longer necessary. CDC will do a reassessment of this decision in 90 days, the official said.


Since December, the CDC has required travelers to test negative within one day before flights to the United States but does not require testing for land border crossings.

 

[BrackaFish]

US to Drop COVID Testing for Incoming International Air Travelers

Wonderful, except I am returning from a U.K. vacation tomorrow. As they say, “ If it wasn’t for Bad Luck I would have no Luck at all “. Be safe

 

[Redfoot]

Awesome!

Thanks for sharing

 

[Brodydog]

It’s about freaking time!

 

[tursiops]

Clearly there are those that think a mitigation measure is useless unless it is 100% effective.
I suggest to those folks, be careful trusting your dive computer...it is not 100% effective in preventing DCS.

 

[Joneill]

Clearly there are those that think a mitigation measure is useless unless it is 100% effective.
I suggest to those folks, be careful trusting your dive computer...it is not 100% effective in preventing DCS.

Apples and oranges - I believe the point is that, if they were serious about preventing spread, the return antigen test should have been before boarding, not a day in advance. Regardless, this is great news!

 

[ReefHound]

US to Drop COVID Testing for Incoming International Air Travelers

Livin' up to the name, Game Changer.

 

[DandyDon]

I liked knowing that everyone on the plane had a negative test the day before. Hate to see this end. Now anyone can fly home sick.