The Latest: WH official: COVID-19 shots for foreign visitors

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all international visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus.

That’s according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the policy under development. The requirement would come as part of the administration’s phased approach to easing restrictions for foreign travelers to the country. No timeline has yet been determined.

Interagency working groups are studying how and when to safely move toward resuming normal travel. Eventually all international citizens entering the country, with some limited exceptions, are expected to need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the U.S.

— By Zeke Miller

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MORE ON THE PANDEMIC:

— Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy

— US plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

— Australia’s 2nd largest city, Melbourne, enters 6th lockdown

— Researchers study chances of “long COVID” in vaccinated people

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— Find more AP coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic and https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University says it will require students, staff and visitors at all its campuses to wear masks while indoors.

The announcement came as the state deals with a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the delta variant. Pennsylvania is reporting more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 per day, nearly tripling over the past two weeks.

Penn State officials say the reinstated masking rule will apply to...