Will vaccine passports be required for U.S. international travel? Biden's administration is taking a 'very close look’, Director of Homeland Security says
The U.S. is considering developing a vaccine passport for international travel, Director of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday, following other countries in Europe and Asia who are developing ways to provide proof of vaccination even as the concept of vaccine passports remains deeply controversial in the U.S.AFP via Getty Imageswhether the U.S. was developing a vaccine passport system for traveling in and out of the U.S., MayorkasThe Homeland Security chief said the U.S.
Vaccine passports being developed by the European Union and other countries and private groups are so far digitally-based, raising concerns that they could potentially disenfranchise groups like those who don’t have smartphones. The U.S. does not have any requirements for international travelers to be vaccinated at the moment, but does require those traveling into the U.S. to test negative for Covid-19.it will not develop a federal vaccine passport that Americans would be forced to show within the U.S., such as for certain businesses or domestic travel., a Homeland Security spokesperson said Mayorkas was referring to a passport “ensuring that all U.S.