The Biden administration will enforce its vaccine mandate on foreigners who arrive by air until at least the early spring.
The Transportation Security Administration extended the mandate, which was set to expire in the coming days, until April 10.
The move extends an October 2021 policy that opened up travel to the U.S. from many countries but required arriving visitors to be vaccinated.
Critics of the rule say it is hampering tourism and that vaccination should be a personal choice, especially since the shots do not stop transmission of the virus outright.
“President Biden himself said the pandemic is over so the original justification for the mandate has lapsed.