Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said on Sunday that American tourists who want to visit countries in the European Union, which has largely banned nonessential travel due to COVID-19, will be allowed to do so this summer if fully vaccinated.
“The Americans, as far as I can see, use European Medicines Agency-approved vaccines,” she told the New York Times, referring to the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines available in the U.S. “This will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union. Because one thing is clear: All 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by E.M.A.”
Von der Leyen, who oversees the E.U.’s executive branch, did not give an exact timeline for when the travel restrictions would be lifted, saying it would depend on “the epidemiological situation.”
“But the situation is improving in the United States, as it is, hopefully, also improving in the European Union,” the official told the Times.
The Times noted that individual E.U. countries may still be allowed to keep tighter restrictions even when the European Commission changes its travel policy.
So heartening. I was discussing the current situation with two people yesterday and we all agreed things are improving. Nothing is over, but we’re getting some measure of our lives back. One person was talking about the west of Ireland, how beautiful it was, and I could just see the cliffs and feel the wind coming off the ocean. And in a few months you could go, and stand there and think just how big and beautiful a place the world is. A year ago the moron-in-chief was saying hey if bleach works on playground equipment maybe we could inject it into people. Lots of ground covered in that time. See you out in the world, folks.
For the last year I haven’t been able to travel to the EU because of Covid 19. Now that I am fully vaccinated it will be like all the other years when I couldn’t afford a vacation.
https://www.cdc.gov › travelers › map-and-travel-notices
Think this was recently updated and just because the EU is inviting vaccinated people back, it might not be such a wise idea.
OK but according to the map staying home might not be such a wise idea either.
“Travel” and “travail” are etymological cousins.