So why in God's name is the US not banning travel from UK to stop new strain?

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  1. chris155au

    chris155au Well-Known Member

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    Are you people MAD?
     
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    Sorry, the president is a bit preoccupied at the moment. Please call back later.
     
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    chris155au Well-Known Member

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    Well not even Fauci thinks that a travel ban is a good idea.
     
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    Don't forget that Trump semi-banned travel from China (except for the 50,000 who entereed the US from China after the 'ban') and saved America. His responsibility ended there, apart from giving rambling press conferences and contradictory public statements.

    Of course, that was back when he vaguely cared about doing the job of President. All he cares about now is trying to overturn the election result so he won't be seen as a 'loser'. Anything resembling governing has long since ceased and will not resume.
     
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    Yeah and we know what Trump thinks about Fauci travel ban advice. Remember how he keeps telling us how he banned traveled from China even though everyone criticized him for it.
     
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    Were you one of them?
     
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    So what point are you making?
     
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    No, I don't think so.
     
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    If you're talking about the new Covid mutation, it already is in the US. Plus, as of Dec 2020, everybody travelling to the US from the UK is required to test negative. A 'travel ban' like Trump issued in early 2020 wouldn't change an awful lot anyway, because due to its numerous exceptions, it really wasn't a 'ban.'
     
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    We do have travel screening in place. The new strain has already be detected in Colorado, California and Florida though.

    Don't let the media scare you though. While the new strain is more contagious, there is no indication that it causes more severe cases and the current vaccine is still supposed to be effective.

    Viruses mutate. Coronaviruses usually mutate to become more contagious and less severe/deadly at the same time.
     
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    Well the exceptions were returning US citizens, right?
     
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    None of this justifies keeping the border open to the country of origin of the new strain, as far as I'm concerned.
     
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    Testing is required before anyone from U.K. can come to the U.S. That was added to U.K. travel restrictions which have been in place since March.

    https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/s1224-CDC-to-require-negative-test.html

    For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 24, 2020

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    COVID aside, any Brits choosing to travel to America at the moment would be the mad ones. :D
     
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    Worried about the U.S. letting people in? The U.K. may not let their people out. lol

    U.K.'s government travel site suggests that they may not allow people to leave the country.

    https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa

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    There's the potential for false negatives isn't there? And why wasn't this done for people entering from China instead of a travel ban?
     
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    Yes. The PCR tests are kind of garbage. So there is that.

    Initially we were taking peoples' temperatures of the few people we allowed to travel from China, plus quarantines. We didn't have any tests that early.
     
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    According to the first dot point, the US has applied a travel ban. This must have literally just happened.
     
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    Why? Is it so much better in the U.K?
     
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    Is Nancy going to the UK to hang out with them, hugging them while telling us not to be racist?
     
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    ~ I hope she brings them some of her ice cream collection . ~:aww:
     
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    All immigration and VISAS should be banned. Problem solved.
     
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    One that only gets explained to people who put in the effort to post like big boys. That means multiple sentences, paragraphs and attempts at adult level discussions. You should try it some time.
     
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