“While we believe that fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves, CDC is not recommending travel at this time, due to the rising number of cases,” agency director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a briefing Friday. “At the same time, we must balance this guidance with the fact that most Americans are not yet fully vaccinated, which is likely contributing to our rising cases. And that means we have to continue to reinforce messages about the critical importance of COVID-19 prevention measures.”The agency in its updated guidance officially “recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated, because travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19.”AdvertisementBut Walensky said she still “would advocate against general travel overall.”“Our guidance is silent on recommending or not recommending fully vaccinated people travel,” she said. AdvertisementThe CDC also recommends that people get tested three to five days after travel. AdvertisementThe state travel advisory also says nonessential travelers who don’t get tested should self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 02, 2021 16:18 UTC