Should I Get a COVID-19 Booster Before I Travel?

Infectious disease experts weigh in on who should get a vaccine booster and whether the extra shot is a good idea for travel and family gatherings.

 As International Travel Returns, Confusion Over Vaccines Reigns

Fragmented rules about which vaccines will be accepted and what documentation is needed, as well as a lack of compatibility between vaccine apps, have left many travelers frustrated.

 At Best, Travel Bans to Stop Infectious Diseases Merely Delay the Inevitable

Banning travel usually simply complicates authorities’ response to new disease threats—slowing the arrival of staff, supplies, and equipment to the countries battling an outbreak. Trade and collaboration, the transfer of goods, people, and ideas, are central to supporting health systems as well as developing and rolling out tests, treatments, and cures. We cannot respond effectively alone. We have to respond collectively.

 Is it ethical to travel right now? Experts on flying in the age of Delta

Questions to consider before you inflict the ‘moral injury’ of a risky, non-essential trip.

 The Apps and Websites You Need for International Travel During Covid and the Reopening

Tips for finding entry requirements, digitizing documents and expediting check-in now that travel abroad is becoming possible again.

 The new rules of business travel etiquette in the age of COVID-19

Can I eat midair? Should I shake hands in meetings? What if I’m uncomfortable traveling but my boss makes me? A business travel expert answers these and other questions.

 The Ultimate Guide To Covid-19 Travel Restrictions

Planning a vacation has never been so complicated. With the delta variant spreading around the world, travelers are forced to navigate an ever-changing set of rules. Here’s what to know before you fly, take a cruise or check into a hotel.

 Travel and COVID-19 Booster Shots: Here's What to Know About the Just-Released CDC Guidelines

For travelers who are eligible for a booster dose, experts say it could be worthwhile to try to get the shot before your next trip. “If you are eligible for a booster, and you can receive it two weeks before you travel, you will be able to travel with a boosted immune system that may confer additional protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization or death,” Keri Althoff, epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said in an email.

 Travel chaos will last well beyond summer

Covid-19 will disrupt journeys for years to come.

 What Science Knows Now About the Risk of Covid-19 Transmission on Planes

New research has uncovered when chances are higher, including during meal service. Overall risks appear to remain relatively low, but newer variants may change that equation.

 What will travel look like after the pandemic?

Covid-19 has brought international travel to a standstill. But it will recover and may even become a better experience, says Simon Wright,

 Which covid-19 vaccine is the most widely accepted for international travel?

A patchwork of complicated cross-border travel rules is causing confusion.

 Why is it so difficult to create covid-19 travel bubbles?

They may prove a boon for sagging economies, but they are not for the faint-hearted.

I’m a U.S. Citizen. Where in the World Can I Go?

For Americans eager to resume international travel, here are the countries that currently allow U.S. citizens to enter, though there may be restrictions, including vaccine requirements.

What's The Advice About Traveling In The Delta Variant Era?

The decision to travel rests on both your personal risk tolerance and on public health considerations, say medical and travel experts. If you have a flight booked for the next few weeks, now is the time to reevaluate. Ask yourself these questions, suggests Dr. Jill Weatherhead, an assistant professor of adult and pediatric infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine...

As pandemic restrictions ease, we need to consider ethical travel in our return

The pandemic provides the needed landscape for individuals, governments and institutions to rethink what travel looks like. The desire for ethical travel requires shifting perspective and relocating where adventure can be found.

Canada issues Covid-19 vaccine mandate for travelers 12 or older on trains and planes

"By the end of November, if you're 12 or older and want to fly or take the train, you'll have to be fully vaccinated," said Trudeau, noting that "testing will no longer be an option before boarding a train or a flight" in Canada.

Here's What Worries Air Travelers More Than Getting Covid-19

Covid-19 travel quarantine. A positive Covid-19 test result within 72 hours of flying back to the U.S. means you're stuck in that country ..

How Should Employers Handle Business Travel in the COVID-19 Era?

A successful vaccine rollout and updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance designating travel as safe for vaccinated people have ushered in the return of domestic leisure travel. But corporate travel faces a slower return, thanks to a more complex set of considerations.

I’m a U.S. Citizen. Where in the World Can I Go?

For Americans eager to resume international travel, here are the countries that currently allow U.S. citizens to enter, though there may be restrictions, including vaccine requirements.

The International Travel Restrictions Make Little Sense

Few leaders seem concerned about what we might lose by being cut off from one another.

What Do Two New Studies Really Tell Us About Coronavirus Transmission on Planes?

That’s not to downplay the risks of getting COVID-19 on a plane; it can certainly happen. But the airplane itself is not particularly dangerous, says Purdue’s Chen.

What Will We Want When We Can Travel Again?

The pleasure of watching Men in Kilts, and the slightly more weighted escapism of Searching for Italy, made me think about what travel will look like after the pandemic, and how the yearning to steep yourself in a different locale can survive the immediate future of face masks and isolation.

Why America Scrapped Its Pandemic Travel Bans

The country’s decision wasn’t based on science; it was based on politics.

Your post-vaccination travel questions, answered

Can Americans travel right now? Kind of. Should Americans travel right now? That’s more complicated.