Fast Facts for September 1, 2021
If you want to travel to Europe for a little vacay – you may not be allowed in. Especially if you’re unvaccinated.
That’s because the European Union just removed the United States from a “safe list” of countries allowed to travel into the EU’s 27 member nations. That means non-essential travel is essentially closed to Americans because of the rapid spread of Covid19 in the US.
However – the EU member nations can individually choose to allow vaccinated Americans into their countries if they choose.
These e-u travel rules are “non-binding” meaning – each of the 27 member nations ultimately can govern their borders in the way they see fit, so if you choose to travel, expect inconsistent rules throughout the bloc. Some countries will not allow unvaccinated people period, others may require frequent covid19 testing and quarantines, it’ll just depend.
The e-u safe list is re-evaluated regularly.
Eu removed from safe list EU also removed Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro and North Macedonia
Announcement from EU here.
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Moderna has joined Pfizer in asking the FDA to approve booster shots for those ages 18 and up.
The company announced today — it had conducted booster shot studies and has submitted the required paperwork to the food and drug administration saying giving people a booster creates “robust antibody responses” against the delta variant.
Pfizer has already submitted its paperwork to the FDA asking for a booster to be approved and the White House would like to see those boosters roll out the week of September 20th for those who received their last Pfizer or Moderna shot eight months ago. I explained that in this video. Of course that date is subject to change based on the FDA’s decision.
But that decision could come a few days before the White House’s target date. That’s because the FDA’s independent advisory panel has scheduled a key meeting on September 17th about the Pfizer booster request and its submitted data. That’ll be a public meeting and based on the recommendations, the FDA could either approve or deny Pfizer’s request to approve a booster. Remember just last week, the FDA fully approved Pfizer’s two-dose Covid19 vaccine for those ages 16 and up. Before you think it – yes it’s fully approved – check out this video for the details. Pfizer’s vaccine is still under emergency use authorization for those ages 12-15.
The FDA has already approved the use of booster shots for specific groups of immunocompromised people and have received either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. If you are wondering if you fall in that category – check out this video
Read Moderna’s announcement here.
