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Foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with Covaxin have been given the green light to enter the United States beginning November 8. The Centers for Disease Control said the vaccine would be added to the list of acceptable vaccines for foreign travelers on Wednesday after the World Health Organization listed the emergency use of Covaxin.

CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund told USA TODAY, "CDC's travel guidance applies to vaccines approved or authorized by the FDA and the WHO Emergency Use List and includes any new vaccines that may be added to those lists over time." Is."

The last-minute addition comes less than a week before the US launched its new travel system, which admits foreign travelers who have received a vaccine that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, or WHO, for emergency use. has been approved for.

The new US travel rules will also accept fully vaccinated travelers along with Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Covishield, Sinopharm, and Sinovac. There are some exceptions to the vaccination requirement, including for travelers under the age of 18. Passengers will also have to undergo a coronavirus test before arrival.