As more and more coronavirus pandemic restrictions are reviewed and, in some cases, lifted, some European countries may be opening the borders to travelers from the U.S.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told The New York Times that Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to travel to the European Union.
All 27 countries will have to accept anyone who has a vaccine that was approved by the European Medicines Agency.
The EMA has approved the Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
The use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been paused by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention due to potential blood clotting issues, but the government agency has lifted the stoppage.
Von der Leyen said that travel would depend “on the epidemiological situation,” the Times reported.
There is no timeline as to when Americans will be permitted to travel to Europe.
The CDC still says Americans should not travel, despite saying that those who are fully vaccinated could resume traveling because COVID-19 poses a low risk to those who have been inoculated, USA Today reported.
The State Department raised the alert level for many countries, taking the coronavirus rates into consideration. USA Today reported that about 80% of countries will be labeled Level 4 or “Do not travel.”
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