US President Biden receives the 4th dose of the Covid vaccine on March 30, 2022 at the White House in Washington — Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Portal US President Biden receives the 4th dose of the vaccine on March 30 at the White House in Washington against Covid , 2022 — Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Portal
The United States government announced this Monday (1st) that on May 11th it will end the obligation to present proof of vaccination against Covid19 for travelers and government employees.
“Today we announced that the government will end mandatory vaccinations against COVID19 for federal employees, contractors and air travelers by the end of May, the day the Covid19 public health emergency ends,” he said government in a statement.
The US ends the national emergency due to the Covid 19 pandemic
More than a million people have died from Covid19 in the United States. But the White House said the pandemic was largely contained, prompting the government to lift existing restrictions as the disease spread to entire communities and forced economic paralysis.
“Since January 2021, deaths from Covid19 have fallen by 95% and hospital admissions by almost 91%. Globally, Covidrelated deaths are at their lowest since the pandemic began,” the statement added.
According to the White House, “Vaccination requirements have strengthened immunization across the country and our extensive immunization campaign has saved millions of lives.”
While it was common practice in many countries to require vaccinations for foreign nationals on board flights bound for the United States, mandatory vaccinations for government employees sometimes provoked strong domestic political backlash.
In addition to lifting vaccination rules, President Joe Biden announced in April that he would officially declare the end of the national health emergency that has underpinned a series of extraordinary government actions for more than three years.