CDC Adds More Popular Destinations to Level 4 Travel List
Impacting Travel Donald Wood September 21, 2021

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced several countries were downgraded Monday on the federal agency’s travel advisory list.
According to ABC News, the CDC moved Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda and Guyana to the “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” category, saying Americans should avoid non-essential travel to the regions unless they are fully vaccinated.
To be downgraded from Level 3 to Level 4, countries and territories must report more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents over the last 28 days. The Level 3 category applies to destinations with between 100 and 500 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.
The CDC also announced four countries were downgraded to Level 3, including Bonaire, New Caledonia, Sao Tome and Principe and Ukraine, while Andorra, Colombia and Kuwait were upgraded to Level 3 from Level 4.
Government officials now list nearly 90 destinations as part of its Level 4 travel advisory.
“Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19,” a CDC spokesperson said. “However, international travel poses additional risks, and even fully vaccinated travelers might be at increased risk for getting and possibly spreading some COVID-19 variants.”
On Monday, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said the White House plans to allow non-U.S. citizen travelers from countries to enter the country via commercial flights if they show proof of being fully vaccinated, starting in November.
The new rules do not yet apply to travelers crossing land borders with Mexico and Canada.
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