US to accept international visitors with authorized vaccines

The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization.

A spokeswoman at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says six vaccines that are FDA authorized or listed for emergency use by WHO will meet the criteria for travel to the U.S.

The new COVID-19 vaccine requirements will apply early next month to nearly all foreign nationals flying to the United States - including those not subject to the prior restrictions.

The CDC must still finalize and publish new contact tracing rules for international visitors, which it sent to the White House for review last month.

The CDC must also detail rules for exceptions, which include children not yet eligible for shots, as well as for visitors from countries where vaccines are not widely available.