The U.S. temporarily paused inbound flights carrying evacuees from Afghanistan after four cases of measles were diagnosed, the White House said Friday.
Evacuees board an Atlas aircraft bringing them from Afghanistan to the United States from the Ramstein Air Base on August 26, 2021 in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany.U.S.-bound flights carrying evacuees from Afghanistan are on hold after four cases of measles were diagnosed among Afghans who had already arrived in the country, the White House said Friday.
The flights have been temporarily paused "out of an abundance of caution" at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. The Afghans diagnosed with the measles are in quarantine in accordance with public health guidelines, and the CDC has begun contact-tracing steps, Psaki said.Psaki noted that all those arriving as part of "
," the Biden administration's ongoing effort to resettle Afghan allies following the U.S. full withdrawal from Afghanistan, are required to be vaccinated for the measles as a condition for entry.
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