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China, US should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunity reached, Chinese epidemiologist says

A traveler walks past a Christmas tree as he makes his way through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. [File, Reuters]

China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.

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