Updated CDC Guidelines Clear Fully Vaccinated People for Travel

As people in the cleaning industry prepare to return to visiting with clients face-to-face, conventions, and other work-related travel, they can turn to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for safety tips.

On Friday, the CDC updated its travel guidance for fully vaccinated people with assurances they can travel at low risk to themselves. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the last recommended dose of vaccine.

Fully vaccinated people can travel within the United States and do not need COVID-19 testing or post-travel self-quarantine as long as they continue to take COVID-19 precautions while traveling—wearing a mask, avoiding crowds, socially distancing, and washing hands frequently.

To help avoid the introduction and spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, the CDC is providing the following guidance related to international travel:

• Fully vaccinated people can travel internationally without getting a COVID-19 test before travel unless it is required by the international destination.
• Fully vaccinated people do not need to self-quarantine after returning to the United States, unless required by a state or local jurisdiction.
• Fully vaccinated people must still have a negative COVID-19 test result before they board a flight to the United States and get a COVID-19 test three to five days after returning from international travel.
• Fully vaccinated people should continue to take COVID-19 precautions while traveling internationally.

The updated guidance does not change the agency’s recommendations for people who are not fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated travelers should still get tested one-three days before domestic travel and again three-five days after travel. They should stay home and self-quarantine for seven days after travel or 10 days if they don’t get tested at the conclusion of travel. The CDC discourages nonessential domestic travel by those who are not fully vaccinated.