COVID-19 vaccination required for Disney cruise passengers ages 5 and older, starting January 2022 – pennlive.com

Disney Cruise Line has expanded its vaccination mandate to include children ages 5 and older, effective January 13, 2022, it has announced.

According to a report by CNN Travel, the new requirement is in line with the company policy stating that all vaccine-eligible guests as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must be inoculated against COVID-19 before boarding. The CDC endorsed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine following the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations authorization in late October, that doses could be distributed to children ages 5-11.

The Miami Herald reported that proof of a negative test between 3 days and 24 hours before departure is required for children under the age of 5, and to board sailings scheduled prior to January 13, children from age 5-11 can provide either proof of vaccination or a negative test.

In terms of testing, Disney said in its announcement that rapid antigen tests will not be accepted, and the negative test must be a NAAT test, a rapid PCR test or a lab PCR test, the Miami Herald explained.

According to the statement, the cruise line will accept proofs of vaccination for passengers from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Novavax, Sinopharm and Sinovac, CNN cited.

Disney Cruise Line said, We are resuming sailing in a gradual, phased approach that emphasizes multiple layers of health and safety measures, cited CNN.

According to CDC data, nearly 1.9 million children under the age of 12 have received their first dose of vaccine, and of all new vaccinations over the past two weeks, the 5-11 age group account for about one-third, CNN reported.

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