The White House announced Monday that May 11 will end the requirement to present the covid vaccine for travelers and US government officials. In mid-April, the US President Joe Biden decreed the end of the emergency public health by Covid-19.
“Today we are announcing that the administration will end the covid-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees, contractors, and air travelers by the end of May 11, the same day the covid-19 public health emergency ends. “he said in a statement.
“Since January 2021, deaths from covid-19 have fallen by 95% and hospitalizations have fallen by close to 91%. Globally, covid-related deaths are at their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic,” the statement said. .
According to the White House, “Vaccine requirements have bolstered vaccination across the country, and our extensive vaccination campaign has saved millions of lives.”
Nearly 7 million deaths worldwide
While requiring vaccinations for foreigners aboard flights bound for the United States was common practice in many countries, mandatory vaccinations for government employees sometimes drew fierce political backlash at home.
He coronavirus gave way at the end of 2019 to one pandemic who killed 6.9 million people all over the world, with almost 677 million confirmed casesaccording to Johns Hopkins University of Medicinewhich only stopped collecting such data last month.
The government of USA still studying the origins of the pandemicand intelligence agencies point to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinao one nearby market as potential sources of the outbreak.
2023-05-01 22:17:30
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