The United States will end its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers and federal workers on May 11, when the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus ends, the White House announced on Monday, Reuters reported.

In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few pandemic travel restrictions still in place.

Last June, the Biden administration lifted the requirement for people arriving in the U.S. to test negative for COVID, but maintained the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccination requirements for most foreign travelers. Those rules barred Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic from some US tournaments because he has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, but since May 12 he has been free to enter and play in major US tournaments such as the US Open.

Additionally, effective Monday, May 12, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will no longer require non-U.S. travelers entering the United States through land ports of entry and ferries to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination upon request. Rules introduced by the Biden administration in September 2021 that required about 3.5 million federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated or be fired or disciplined have not been enforced more than a year after a series of court rulings. A federal appeals court in March upheld a ruling that had blocked enforcement of worker vaccination requirements.

In October 2022, the White House told federal agencies not to enforce vaccination requirements for contractors even after the nationwide ban is lifted. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will begin the process of eliminating vaccination requirements for Head Start teachers and state-certified health care facilities.