Pres. Biden says government is mobilizing an additional 1,000 military doctors, nurses and medics to help staff hospitals amid omicron surge. “We want to assure the American people that we’re prepared, we know what it takes.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci said a COVID vaccine requirement for domestic air travel should be"seriously" considered.
"When you make vaccination a requirement, that's another incentive to get more people vaccinated. If you want to do that with domestic flights, I think that's something that seriously should be considered," he said.In this Dec. 1, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Advisor to the President, speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Holland America's Line Koningsdam was denied entry into Puerto Vallarta on Thursday after 21 crew members tested positive.The"Seven Seas Mariner" cruise ship traveling from Florida passes through the Panama Canal after it was barred from docking by local authorities in Cartagena, Colombia, on Wednesday due to COVID-19 infections on board, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, Dec. 23, 2021.
Officials in Aruba and Curacao also turned away Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas on Wednesday after 55 fully vaccinated crew members and passengers tested positive.
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