The Biden administration’s policy of blocking unvaccinated people from the country continues to make little sense.
before the Australian Open, which ended in his deportation. Since then, the pandemic has receded, and pretty much every country on earth has given up on trying to mitigate COVID spread. Even Australia, which maintained some of the strictest COVID policies in the world for two years, awarded Djokovic a visa to play this year; heBut the U.S., alone among major tennis destinations, continues to bar unvaccinated travelers from its shores, despite the unclear-at-best benefit of doing so.
The U.S. currently makes next to no effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. If Djokovic shows a negative COVID test before boarding a flight to America, the worst-case scenario is that he contracts COVID during his trip. Given that there are tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans and that the Miami Open doesn’t require proof of having received a shot, it’s difficult to argue that Djokovic poses some kind of special threat.
The White House plans to end the Covid public health emergency on May 11, at which point its policy around international travel and vaccination may change. But in the meantime, there’s no indication Biden will grant Djokovic his waiver — not a big surprise, since it would have the appearance of granting favors to the rich and famous. Djokovic already
to play at Indian Wells, sometimes dubbed the Fifth Grand Slam, which begins this week in California. But there’s been no action from the administration, and Djokovic will likely pull out soon barring a miracle intervention.Daily news about the politics, business, and technology shaping our world.
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