the first quarter of 2021 for Apple devices and in April for Android. For more details on how it will work, click here.
We’ve already seen some individual airline efforts to incorporate COVID testing into their requirements for international travelers.
A United flight last week from Newark to London was the airline’s first that required all travelers to test negative for the coronavirus.
That was achieved by subjecting all passengers to rapid testing at the airport (at no charge) before boarding the aircraft.
Both Pfizer and Moderna have submitted their request to get emergency rapid authorization of the vaccine.
If granted, the vaccines’ first shipments could happen December 15 and 22, respectively, according to a document from the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed.
Initial supplies in the United States will be limited, and the wider population won’t have access to vaccines until months into 2021.
A CDC panel recommended Tuesday that health care and long-term care workers get inoculated first.