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Associations seek end to inbound COVID-19 testing rule

Lifting restriction would help travel and airline industries rebound from pandemic, groups stateTwenty-nine associations and other organizations are asking the Biden administration to lift the COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers to the U.S. if they are fully vaccinated.In a Feb. 2 letter to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients, the groups said lifting the requirement would help the travel and airline industries rebound from economic blow of the pandemic. The move is justified "by the pervasiveness of COVID cases in all 50 states, increased immunity and higher vaccination rates as well as new treatments."Currently, people traveling to the U.S.… Read More