US plans to require Covid vaccine for foreign travelers
The US will eventually require almost all foreign visitors to be fully vaccinated, a White House official has said.
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US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people grows
CDC director issues new warning as cases rise: ‘Covid-19 is clearly not done with us’
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UK Covid: New rules for fully jabbed US and EU arrivals begin
People who were fully vaccinated in the US or European Union will no longer have to isolate when arriving in the UK from an amber list country.
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UK poised to end amber list quarantine for people vaccinated in US and EU
Senior cabinet ministers are to discuss allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine when they arrive in England.
A review of the rules is due by 31 July - the second date in the Department for Transport's plan for a safe return to international travel.![UK poised to end amber list quarantine for people vaccinated in US and EU]()
U.S., Germany strike Nord Stream 2 pipeline deal to push back on Russian 'aggression
The US says it has reached a deal with Germany to prevent Russia from using its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as political leverage over Europe.
The near-complete 1,230km (764 miles) pipeline under the Baltic Sea will double Russian gas exports to Germany.![U.S., Germany strike Nord Stream 2 pipeline deal to push back on Russian 'aggression]()
US Department of Commerce Will Invest $750 Million in Travel and Tourism
Gina Raimondo, the department secretary, said the administration is working very hard to get Congress to pass the American Jobs Plan, which she called “very relevant’ to travel as it involves infrastructure, jobs, training, parks and clean water – all very relevant to travel.
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Voting rights bill fails to advance in Senate
Senate Republicans block Democrats' election bill
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US agrees to buy 500m Pfizer vaccine doses to distribute to 100 countries
Under to the scheme, which Biden is expected to announce in the UK on Thursday, the US would pay for the vaccines at cost price. The first 200m doses would be distributed this year, and the remaining 300m in the first half of next year.
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