US to open land borders to vaccinated travelers in November

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US will open its land borders with Mexico and Canada in early November to non-essential travelers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The official said the administration would give the "precise date very soon" -- both for land crossings as well as international air travel, which would be timed to "go together."

In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, US borders were closed in March 2020 to travelers coming from the European Union, Britain and China, with India and Brazil added to the list later. Overland visitors from Mexico and Canada were also banned.The White House source said the land border re-opening would happen in two phases.

A second phase beginning in "early January" 2022 will require all visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated, no matter the reason for their trip. The new schedule means the land border restrictions, which are currently set to expire on October 21, would have to be extended one more time before the new rules enter into force, the official indicated.The senior official pointed to recent recommendations from US health authorities for guidance on which vaccines would allow travelers entry.

 

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