WHEN DELEGATES MEET IN BOSTON at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) first on-site annual general meeting in two years, even getting there will have been a complicated process for those coming from outside of the U.S. While Europe opened up to U.S. travelers earlier this year hoping to spur immediate reciprocal action, the U.S. remained essentially closed in an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Apart from the fact that travelers from China appear to have transmitted the first COVID-19 cases, it has always been questionable whether blanket travel restrictions put in place by governments have helped to contain the virus. Evidence shows that disciplined behavior (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.) is key wherever one is. The argument to keep travel restrictions in place has become even weaker in regions where large parts of the population have been vaccinated.
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