A White House official told Reuters on Wednesday that the administration of President Joe Biden is preparing a plan that would require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to get two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, as part of lifting travel restrictions that prevent many people from different countries from entering the United States.
The official added that the White House is not ready to immediately lift travel restrictions due to the high incidence of COVID-19 and the spread of the highly contagious delta strain.
The official said the Biden administration has interagency working groups "to set up a new system that will be ready when we can resume travel," adding that it includes "a phased approach over time, with limited exceptions, where foreigners coming to the United States have to get two doses." Vaccination".
Reuters published a report last month that the White House was considering requiring foreign visitors to already have the vaccine, as part of discussions about how to ease current restrictions on travel to combat the pandemic.
The White House has held discussions with airlines and others about how to implement that policy that requires visitors to receive the vaccine, and the Biden administration must answer many questions regarding the type of acceptable proof of receiving the vaccine, and whether the United States will accept vaccines used by some countries and not licensed.