Ending COVID-19 requirements only brought new limits for some high-risk travelers
- A number of travelers with health concerns have limited options as COVID requirements drop.
- More than 1 million people have died as a result of COVID-19 in the U.S.
- One expert said we are in “a transitional period” in the pandemic.
John Davis was finally going to take a cruise he booked more than two years ago. But when the cruise line, Royal Caribbean International, announced plans in August to drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many sailings, he and his wife, Laura, decided to cancel their trip.
The 51-year-old, who has type 2 diabetes and is at higher risk of complications from COVID, said the couple was already on the fence about going on the seven-day Caribbean cruise – which they had already postponed once – but the vaccine rule had given them some peace of mind.