Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus can travel “at low risk to themselves,” both within the United States and internationally, but they must continue to take precautions like wearing a masks in public to avoid possibly spreading the virus to others, federal health officials said on Friday. Federal health officials have been urging Americans not to travel at all, unless they absolutely must. New virus cases, hospitalizations and new deaths have declined significantly since their January peaks, but new infections has remained at a level that health officials say is too high. With the case increases in recent weeks, federal health officials are concerned about the potential impact of easing restrictions. Scientists are not yet certain whether, or how often, vaccinated people may become infected, even briefly, and transmit the virus to others.

Source: International New York Times April 02, 2021 15:11 UTC