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WASHINGTON - The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday.
The Biden administration last June dropped its requirement that people arriving in the US by air must test negative for Covid-19 but kept in place Centres for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination requirements for most foreign travellers. The Homeland Security Department also said on Monday that starting from May 12 it will no longer require non-US travellers entering the country via land ports of entry and ferries to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccination upon request.
A federal appeals court in March upheld a decision blocking enforcement of the employee vaccine requirement.
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