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Latest revisions to the International Health Regulations will fail to prevent future travel chaos

The poor management of public health risks associated with travel by most countries proved among the most contentious issue areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from previous outbreaks suggested travel restrictions were largely unnecessary and counterproductive to timely reporting. This led to initial WHO recommendations against the use of travel restrictions. Substantial evidence of the role of human travel in spreading SARS-CoV-2 worldwide throughout the evolving pandemic supported new thinking about the use of different types of travel measures (ie, screening, restrictions, quarantine, immunity documentation) to limit the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 into jurisdictions with low incidence and onward transmission. However, governments failed to work together, undermining public health goals. In addition, profound secondary impacts were caused by uncoordinated, frequently changing …

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