According to The Associated Press, under new rules that went into effect Monday, air travelers from previously restricted countries – such as Canada, Mexico and much of Europe – can now fly into the U.S.
Some groups are exempt from the vaccination requirements, including international travelers under age 18, tourists from countries where vaccines aren’t widely available and those with medical contraindications, according to CNBC.
The new rules also tighten testing requirements for unvaccinated air travelers.
On Sunday, Oxford University’s Our World in Data project reported that so far, 50.9% of people worldwide have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, compared with just 4.1% of those in low-income countries.
lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family members to reconnect with loved ones after more than a year and a half apart because of the pandemic.
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