2023-05-02 17:03:32
The White House announced that on May 11 it will end the requirement to file the covid vaccine for travelers and US government officials.
”Today we are announcing that the administration will end the covid-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees and contractors, and travelers by air at the end of May 11, the same day that theto the public health emergency by covid-19”, he said in a statement.
More than a million people have died from covid-19 in the United States. However, the White House indicated that the pandemic has practically stopped, which led to the government to lift the restrictions that were in place when the disease swept through entire communities and forced an economic paralysis.
“Since January 2021, deaths from covid-19 have fallen by 95% and hospitalizations have dropped by about 91%. Globally, covid deaths are in their lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic.” the statement noted.
According to the White House, “vaccine requirements bolstered vaccination across the country, and our extensive vaccination campaign has saved millions of lives”.
Although the requirement of vaccination for foreigners on board flights bound for the United States was a common practice in many countries, mandatory vaccination for government employees sometimes generated fierce political backlash within the country.
In addition to ending vaccine rules, President Joe Biden announced in April that he was officially declaring the end of the national health emergency that for more than three years sustained a series of extraordinary government measures.
”Since January 2021, deaths from covid-19 have fallen by 95% and hospitalizations have dropped by about 91%. Globally, covid deaths are in their lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic.” the statement noted.
According to the White House, “vaccine requirements bolstered vaccination across the country, and our extensive vaccination campaign has saved millions of lives”.
Although the requirement of vaccination for foreigners on board flights bound for the United States was a common practice in many countries, mandatory vaccination for government employees sometimes generated fierce political backlash within the country.
In addition to ending vaccine rules, President Joe Biden announced in April that he was officially declaring the end of the national health emergency that for more than three years sustained a series of extraordinary government measures.
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