CDC drops country-specific covid travel advisories
Source: Washington Post
CDC drops country-specific covid travel advisories
The agency previously designated countries by their current coronavirus risk level, from 1 to 4
By James Bikales
October 4, 2022 at 11:33 a.m. EDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday ended its travel advisory program that designated countries by their coronavirus risk level. The agency will now only issue country-specific notices when covid-19 risk is extreme, as it does with other diseases.
The agency said its ability to determine a country’s covid risk level was limited as “fewer countries are testing or reporting,” and it made a decision to end the covid-specific travel designations, spokesperson Kristen Nordlund said in a statement.
The CDC regularly issues travel health notices for countries and regions amid outbreaks of other infectious diseases, such as yellow fever and Ebola. The agency will now issue those notices for covid-19 when specific risk factors emerge in an area, such as a concerning new variant, Nordlund said.
All international travelers should stay up to date on coronavirus vaccines and follow the CDC’s recommendations for international travel, including testing before travel and wearing a mask on public transit, she added.
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