The U.S. no longer asks foreign tourists to quarantine — but still requires vaccinations

No foreign visitors to the U.S. are urged to quarantine in the U.S. after arriving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as part of new COVID-19 travel guidance published this week by the agency. 

The updated recommendations for domestic and international trips are the latest round in a sweeping overhaul launched earlier this month by the CDC, which agency officials have touted as an effort to streamline its COVID-19 guidance across the board. 

The first recommendations revised earlier this month were for schools. Other changes are expected to be published in the coming days for several other settings, including for hospitals, nursing homes and jails and prisons.