Air travelers will need negative Covid test to enter US

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Air travelers will need negative test

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By Cate Chapman, Editor at LinkedIn News

Updated 4 hours ago

 

 

Most air passengers coming to the U.S. from abroad, including children from the age of two, will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of their trip. The new rules, introduced by the CDC, come into effect Jan. 26. Only certain passengers transiting through the country or coming from places with little testing capacity will be able to enter the country without a negative test. The U.S. currently bans most visitors from Brazil and Europe.

 

• Roughly 2.2 million new coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S. in the first 10 days of 2021, per Johns Hopkins University data.
• More than 27,000 COVID-19 deaths were also reported over that period, putting January on track to be the deadliest month of the pandemic.
• Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and South Carolina are the five states seeing the most daily new cases per person, according to The New York Times.

 

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[Chauncey 138]

Yeah... Things get worse before they get better

[Crazy Cat 39,191]

7 minutes ago, Chauncey said:

Yeah... Things get worse before they get better

Well, at least the vaccine is starting to roll out here in Texas.  The Texas Division of Emergency Management has produced a very nice map showing where the vaccine is being distributed and administered.  It includes instructions for contacting the facilities and scheduling. They update it daily........

[Chauncey 138]

22 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Well, at least the vaccine is starting to roll out here in Texas.  The Texas Division of Emergency Management has produced a very nice map showing where the vaccine is being distributed and administered.  It includes instructions for contacting the facilities and scheduling. They update it daily........

Right. I meant with travel. More restrictions keep piling on every country making it really hard to find a place to meet your loved ones

[Crazy Cat 39,191]

10 minutes ago, Chauncey said:

Right. I meant with travel. More restrictions keep piling on every country making it really hard to find a place to meet your loved ones

Agree 100%.  Maybe they will start exempting travelers who have received the vaccine soon......hopefully.

[Chauncey 138]

Just now, Lucky Cat said:

Agree 100%.  Maybe they will start exempting travelers who have received the vaccine soon......hopefully.

Well I don't really agree with that idea because I tried to be put on a waiting list in Texas and they told me im not even eligible to do that

[Crazy Cat 39,191]

1 minute ago, Chauncey said:

Well I don't really agree with that idea because I tried to be put on a waiting list in Texas and they told me im not even eligible to do that

You must be younger than 65....and healthy.

[PWB 213]

Really not much new in the way of travel requirements.  In the interests of everyone get the PRC test prior to travel and go about your business.  This inconvenience is minor compared to where we were four to six months ago. 

[millefleur 5,035]

Will they require negative tests even if you've had a vaccine?

[Crazy Cat 39,191]

4 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Will they require negative tests even if you've had a vaccine?

That is a good question.  I hope not. 

[Chauncey 138]

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

You must be younger than 65....and healthy.

Yeah... And I actually had covid last July already. Too bad those antibodies don't help

[Chauncey 138]

21 minutes ago, PWB said:

Really not much new in the way of travel requirements.  In the interests of everyone get the PRC test prior to travel and go about your business.  This inconvenience is minor compared to where we were four to six months ago. 

But it's hard to find where to get a test in a foreign country. And then God forbid you happen to test positive, then you aren't allowed back into your own country? It's a bit ridiculous

[Crazy Cat 39,191]

Just now, Chauncey said:

Yeah... And I actually had covid last July already. Too bad those antibodies don't help

I am looking at the map to see when I can get my first injection......I'm an old codger, so I qualify now.

[millefleur 5,035]

40 minutes ago, Chauncey said:

Yeah... And I actually had covid last July already. Too bad those antibodies don't help

Wouldn't you be immune though? Antibodies disappear or drop significantly after any infection is beat because they're no longer needed if there isn't an active infection. The immunity comes from the memory B cells who store a memory of the virus to produce those antibodies again if the virus re-enters your system later.

 

The problem is there's no way to test for those memory B cells and to prove that you're immune.

[Chauncey 138]

26 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Wouldn't you be immune though? Antibodies disappear or drop significantly after any infection is beat because they're no longer needed if there isn't an active infection. The immunity comes from the memory B cells who store a memory of the virus to produce those antibodies again if the virus re-enters your system later.

 

The problem is there's no way to test for those memory B cells and to prove that you're immune.

 I'm not sure, I've read so many articles saying you are only immune for a couple of weeks to saying you may not get it again for a year. I'm not sure what to believe