Final Details Emerge about the Lifting of the Covid-19 Entry Bans
Today, the Biden Administration answered the questions that lingered from its previous announcement that it will lift the COVID-19-based entry bans for fully vaccinated travelers in the beginning of November 2021, namely:
- On what exact date will the travel bans be lifted? and
- Which specific vaccines will be accepted?
November 8, 2021, is the date when the Biden Administration will lift the COVID-19-based travel bans for fully vaccinated travelers.
The acceptable vaccines include all vaccines approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and by the World Health Organization (“WHO”).
The CDC has approved the following vaccines:
1. Pfizer-BioNTech,
2. Moderna, and
3. Johnson & Johnson/Janssen.
The WHO has approved the following vaccines:
1. Pfizer-BioNTech,
2. Moderna,
3. Johnson & Johnson/Janssen,
4. Oxford/AstraZeneca,
5. Covishield (Oxford/AstraZeneca formulation),
6. Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV, and
7. Sinovac CoronaVac.
To verify which COVID-19 vaccines are approved by the CDC, please click here to view the CDC’s website.
To verify which COVID-19 vaccines are approved by the WHO, please click here to view the WHO’s website.