The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added Turkey to “Level 4: COVID-19 Very High” travel recommendations, but people insisting on traveling there must be fully be vaccinated. “Avoid travel to Turkey,” the CDC noted in a statement early Tuesday. “If you must travel to Turkey, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel.” It warned, “because of the current situation in Turkey, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants.”
Furthermore, CDC lowered India to “Level 2: Moderate Level of COVID-19,” noting “make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to India.” For its’ part, the State Department Travel Advisory also raised Turkey to “Level 4 – Do Not Travel” and lowered India to “Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution.” Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that the Biden administration is planning to announce “that most Americans vaccinated from coronavirus will need booster shots eight months after being fully vaccinated”, citing people familiar with the decision. “The administration of the boosters would not occur until mid or late September,” according to the individuals.
Pfizer and BioNTech announced earlier Monday that they have submitted “Phase 1 data to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the evaluation of a third, or booster, dose of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine.” Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for both the Pfizer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines “to allow for the use of an additional dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.
Source-Kuna