U.S. to require vaccines for all border crossers from January 2022

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US President Joe Biden has said his administration will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, 2022.


A senior administration official said to AP, the requirement, which the White House previewed in October, brings the rules for essential travelers in line with those that took effect earlier this month for leisure travelers, when the U.S. reopened its borders to fully vaccinated individuals

Essential travelers entering by ferry will also be required to be fully vaccinated by the same date, the official said.


The new rules pertain to non-U.S. nationals as American citizens and permanent residents may still enter the U.S. regardless of their vaccination status, but face additional testing hurdles because officials believe they will easily contract and spread COVID-19 so they will be delayed in order to encourage them to get a shot.

 

The Biden administration pushed back the requirement for essential travelers by more than two months from when it went into effect on Nov. 8 for non-essential visitors to prevent disruptions, particularly among truck drivers who are vital to North American trade. While most cross-border traffic was shut down in the earliest days of the pandemic, essential travelers have been able to transit unimpeded.

Norita Taylor, spokeswoman for the trucking group Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, has criticized the vaccination requirement, calling it an example of “how unnecessary government mandates can force experienced owner-operators and independent truckers out of business.”


“These requirements are another example of how impractical regulations will send safe drivers off the road,” she said.


This comes after the Biden administration ordered large businesses to require their employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly under an emergency regulation issued by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration although the order is being challenged in court.



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