It is one of the last nails in the coffin of pandemic travel requirements. As expected, the Biden administration on Monday announced the end of the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for international travelers.
Since November 2021, non-U.S. citizens have had to show proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before traveling by air to the United States from a foreign country.
The 18-month mandate will officially end at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the Covid-19 public health emergency ends. “We are now in a different phase of our response when these measures are no longer necessary,” according to the White House statement.