All travelers should now “consider getting tested as close to the time of departure as possible (no more than 3 days) before your trip,” according to the agency’s website.
, but only about half of Americans eligible for a booster shot have received one.
The recommendation change comes less than two weeks before Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff of the summer travel season. It also comes as the United States is reporting , a level not seen since February, and as health officials warn of a potential sixth wave of the infections, fueled by omicron subvariants.yesterday, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky noted that while the country is seeing increasing numbers of infection and hospitalization in the Eastern Corridor and the upper Midwest, “different waves of infection have demonstrated that this travels across the country and has the potential to travel across the country.
“We would ask people to engage in all of the activities that they want to engage in, but to do so wisely,” said Dr. Walensky. “Do so when you’re up to date with your vaccines, when you’ve tested before you gather. And if you have a high risk of infection in your area, to put on that mask before you gather.”
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