CDC Notice of Humanitarian Exemption to COVID-19 Test Requirement for Afghan Evacuees

CDC notice announcing a blanket humanitarian exemption to the requirement for a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test for evacuees from Afghanistan. The exemption went into effect on 8/15/21. (86 FR 49536, 9/3/21)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Humanitarian Exemption Approved for All Afghan Evacuees Subject to CDC’s Global Testing Order

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

Related Resources

• CDC Order Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for Persons Entering by Air (86 FR 6331, 1/21/21)
• Second CDC Order Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for Persons Entering by Air (86 FR 7387, 1/28/21)