The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising against travel to Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Niger and Papua New Guinea, regardless of vaccination status.
The four destinations were moved to the CDC’s “level 4” COVID-19 advisory list, which includes destinations the agency believes should be avoided by U.S. travelers. Travelers who “must” travel to these destinations should be fully vaccinated, the CDC says.
The shift comes as the world grapples with the latest COVID-19 variant, omicron, which was announced as a “variant of concern” on Friday. None of the countries the CDC moved to “level 4” have reported cases of the new variant within their borders as of Tuesday.
The CDC looks at a variety of data when determining which travel health notice level to assign a country, including new case counts and testing rates.
► CDC travel warning: Avoid travel to Denmark and Germany, regardless of vaccination status
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According to data from the World Health Organization, Poland has reported more than 162,000 new cases the week of Nov. 22, up 15% from the week prior.
Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean nation located off the coast of Venezuela, reported more than…
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