U.S. to end COVID vaccine mandates for foreign travelers, others next week
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The U.S. government is lifting COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers from next week, The White House announced Monday.
The decision will take effect on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, the Biden administration said, adding that the country has entered a different pace of the pandemic since the government introduced these restrictions.

The administration notes that COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations have dropped more than 90% since January 2021, and nearly 270M Americans have received at least one dose of COVID vaccines.
âWhile vaccination remains one of the most important tools in advancing the health and safety of employees and promoting the efficiency of workplaces, we are now in a different phase of our response when these measures are no longer necessary,â the White House added.
COVID-19 vaccine makers in the U.S.: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/ BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Novavax (NVAX)

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