No more Covid testing to travel to USA- reversed for travelers from China Jan 5, 2023
Jun 10, 2022, 10:46 am
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Is there a press release or anything officially released about this? I am flying 0600 ET on Sunday so I'm debating whether or not to just do the test I paid for anyways to be safe...
Last edited by trek604; Jun 10, 2022 at 11:19 am
Jun 10, 2022, 10:50 am
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Jun 10, 2022, 10:55 am
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Wow is all I can say. Didn’t have a lot of faith in this being dropped anytime soon. Hopefully this is the end of all travel mandates and other countries follow. It does worry me that they will reevaluate in 90 days. The cdc loves to crap their pants and I have no doubt they will try to put it back if they get spooked even though this rule did nothing at all.
Also hope this means I can check in online international again when returning. Some of the lines at foreign airports are ridiculous because they have to check the test results.
Also hope this means I can check in online international again when returning. Some of the lines at foreign airports are ridiculous because they have to check the test results.
Whether doing this on-line would have worked
Jun 10, 2022, 10:59 am
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This is bloody good news and will save me a whole bunch of money at the end of the month when wife and daughter head home.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:01 am
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CBP hasn’t been relevant to this for any of my flights to the US. I’m a US citizen. What’s relevant is the CDC.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:06 am
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Has the CDC formally announced this? I have been reading all morning about 'reports' but nothing from the CDC confirming the rule.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:09 am
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Jun 10, 2022, 11:12 am
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You need to look at CDC not CBP as the testing is a CDC order to air operators. The later agency wasn’t involved in the testing order to begin with.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:13 am
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From what I can tell, no one has formally announced this yet. Presumably we'll see the official release soon. Given how widespread the new reports are and that there hasn't been a denial, it's clearly true, but not yet official.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:15 am
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The announcement today mentions there will be a review in 90 days, and that testing could be reinstated if needed. So best to hang on to those unexpired tests!
Jun 10, 2022, 11:16 am
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Nothing formal announced as yet. I'm flying to the US on Tuesday morning and have a Qured test booked for Monday morning which I will still take, just so I don't have any delay checking in
Jun 10, 2022, 11:18 am
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Thinking it’s the same with eMed. They will no doubt lay off a lot of staff. I wonder how usable the proctoring will be going forward (if accessing the service will be challenging)? I think cruise ships still require tests. We shall see…
Jun 10, 2022, 11:18 am
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I hope this doesn’t cause more infections on planes especially since masks aren’t required on most flights to and from the US and most US airports. If my dad hadn’t tested the day of their travel as required he was potentially going to infect a lot of people on their flight.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:26 am
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I hope this doesn’t cause more infections on planes especially since masks aren’t required on most flights to and from the US and most US airports. If my dad hadn’t tested the day of their travel as required he was potentially going to infect a lot of people on their flight.
-testing sites and staff layoffs
-impact on companies that produce test kits
-Verifly app: it may be hit significantly, including the special areas in airports with Verifly checkin lines
Also, will this speed up airport check in for international flights, at least to the US? That would be a nice benefit.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:26 am
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I hope this doesn’t cause more infections on planes especially since masks aren’t required on most flights to and from the US and most US airports. If my dad hadn’t tested the day of their travel as required he was potentially going to infect a lot of people on their flight.