Penn State updates COVID-19 international travel guidelines

College PARK, Pa. — As Penn Condition continues the 2023 spring semester, the University has current worldwide travel pointers for students, faculty, and workers.

Workers and learners traveling abroad for University functions are no longer demanded to give evidence or attestation of vaccination status for COVID-19. This guideline went into outcome on Jan. 20 for employees and will get started on Feb. 1 for college student travel.

Penn State strongly recommends that all University-affiliated travelers be up to day with their COVID-19 vaccinations and vaccinations for other infectious illnesses. Becoming up to day with vaccinations and boosters will assistance cut down the danger of contracting intense diseases while abroad and reduces the possibility of any disruptions to the tutorial method and mother nature of vacation thanks to isolation or quarantine. This advice aligns with international heath steerage and ideal techniques in public wellbeing.

Any college student or staff endeavor University-affiliated worldwide travel really should entire their have research into the unique vaccination, booster, testing, isolation or quarantine necessities of the host state/locale, host establishment or sponsoring group. Every single traveler has a duty to fulfill the necessities or protocols of their intended worldwide area or application.

COVID-19 tests and vaccination requirements at global places and inside of the United States are topic to alter without the need of notice, and Penn Point out reserves the correct to modify its demands accordingly.

Non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. immigrants are subject to distinct COVID-19 vaccination specifications to enter the United States. For Penn State pupils and personnel who are not U.S. citizens and are touring internationally on College-affiliated organization, it is critical that they overview and meet up with the Centers for Disorder Control entry prerequisites for the United States.

In addition, all people today no matter of citizenship of vaccination standing who are traveling by air to the United States from China, Hong Kong or Macau, and people traveling from Seoul, Toronto and Vancouver who have been in China, Hong Kong or Macau in the earlier 10 days are demanded to clearly show a detrimental COVID-19 exam end result taken no much more than two days in advance of their flight departs. Men and women who have had COVID-19 in the 90 days before their vacation to the United States can alternatively present documentation of restoration from COVID-19.

For extra information on these guidelines and additional, check out virusinfo.psu.edu.