US 'actively looking' at mandating COVID-19 testing for domestic air travel
The Biden administration is “actively looking” at expanding mandatory COVID-19 testing to travelers on US domestic flights, a senior CDC official said Tuesday. Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC, was asked about whether new domestic travel testing requirements might be employed. Cetron replied that there were “conversations that are ongoing and looking at what the types and locations of testing might be... We’re actively looking at it.” Last week, President Joe Biden directed US agencies to make recommendations to “impose additional public health measures for domestic travel” and to consider new requirements for people crossing land borders.<br/>
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US 'actively looking' at mandating COVID-19 testing for domestic air travel
The Biden administration is “actively looking” at expanding mandatory COVID-19 testing to travelers on US domestic flights, a senior CDC official said Tuesday. Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC, was asked about whether new domestic travel testing requirements might be employed. Cetron replied that there were “conversations that are ongoing and looking at what the types and locations of testing might be... We’re actively looking at it.” Last week, President Joe Biden directed US agencies to make recommendations to “impose additional public health measures for domestic travel” and to consider new requirements for people crossing land borders.<br/>
