Joe Biden dumps Covid-19 vaccination rule for foreign travellers
Joe Biden has dumped a controversial requirement for foreign travellers to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter the US, only a few days after a top US health agency extended the rule that prevents hundreds of thousands of Australians from visiting the US.
After months of pressure from Republicans the White House on Monday (Tuesday AEST) said the requirement for non-US citizens, in place since September 2021, to prove they were ‘fully vaccinated’ against Covid-19, would cease from 11th May, the same day the US “national coronavirus emergency” is due to end.
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