6 chapters across the catalog
US Travel Ban Update, Mexico and Canada Land Borders
The Biden administration announced that land and sea borders with Mexico and Canada will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers on November 8th. However, new rules will also require commercial truck drivers and students to show proof of vaccination starting in January, potentially impacting the supply chain.
Canada Travel Mandates, Leana Wen CNN Commentary
Canada implements a strict vaccine mandate for all air and rail travelers over age 12. CNN medical analyst Leana Wen praises the move, suggesting the United States should adopt similar requirements to incentivize vaccination by restricting family holiday travel.
Dr. Leana Wen suggested on CNN that the Biden administration should restrict interstate travel to vaccinated individuals, framing travel as a privilege rather than a right. Legal experts counter that the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the constitutional right to travel. Wen's comments are criticized as an attempt to use government coercion to force medical compliance.
International Travel Restrictions and COVID-19 Testing Scams
Travelers to the Netherlands face expensive and inconsistent COVID-19 testing requirements. One traveler paid $250 for a rapid test at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport only to find the testing center empty and the airline using facial recognition for boarding. Upon arrival in Amsterdam, authorities failed to check the health documentation that the airline had strictly demanded.
Moderna Marketing and the "Ticket to Freedom" Vaccine Card
A local news segment in Illinois, characterized as a paid advertisement for Moderna, promotes the COVID-19 vaccination card as a "ticket to freedom." The report encourages citizens to laminate and digitize their cards for travel and work requirements. It also mentions the iCare tracking system (Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange) as the gold standard for proving vaccination status.
US Exit Controls and Machine Readable Passports
New US travel regulations require machine-readable passports and the submission of passenger data prior to international flights. These measures are compared to the exit controls used in the Soviet Union to prevent citizens from leaving without government permission. As of June 21, anonymous domestic air travel in the US has effectively ended due to strict ID requirements.
