A new international air travel policy will be implemented in the United States starting Nov. 8, moving away from the country-by-country restrictions previously applied in the foreign land, the US Embassy in the Philippines said.
Through a series of tweets on Oct. 26, the US Embassy shared the development which “is stringent, consistent across the globe, and guided by public health,” according to the US Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Vaccines that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration , as well as vaccines with an emergency use listing from the World Health Organization , will be accepted for the purposes of entry into the US.
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