(Office of the Governor) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force have announced that effective June 3, 2021, verified-vaccinated incoming travelers can exit the airport to go straight to their home or lodging if they complete their mandatory health declaration form at least 72 hours prior to arrival and after their lodging or home passes assessment.
Fully vaccinated travelers must include their vaccination documentation in their mandatory health declaration form at least 72 hours prior to their arrival to ensure that their Covid-19 vaccination is verified in a timely manner and that their lodging or home passes assessment before they land.
For individuals who were vaccinated in the CNMI, the CHCC Communicable Disease Investigation/Inspection team will look up CHCC vaccination records to verify that the individual is fully vaccinated.
For individuals who were vaccinated elsewhere, they will have to provide an official immunization record from their vaccine provider that must include the following information: name of immunization record provider, traveler’s name, traveler’s date of birth, type of vaccine administered, vaccine name, vaccine lot number, and vaccine administration date.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control Vaccination Record Cards are not vaccination records accepted for travel into the CNMI.
Verified-vaccinated travelers from Level 1 jurisdictions, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s travel recommendations by destinations, do not have to test upon arrival, but will undergo a lodging or home assessment and will be tested on the fifth day after arrival. If a Level 1 traveler fails their lodging or home assessment, they are encouraged to monitor themselves for symptoms. Individuals experiencing Covid-19 symptoms should call the CHCC Tele-Triage Hotline available 24 hours a day at 233-2067.
Verified-vaccinated travelers from Level 2 or higher jurisdictions can now be tested at the airport if they submit required entry documents at least 72 hours prior to arrival, but must also pass a lodging or home assessment and will be tested on the fifth day after arrival.
Should any individual test positive during any test, they will be isolated at the government quarantine facility.
Unvaccinated incoming travelers who are requesting Critical or Essential Work approval will be evaluated based on the strength of work justification, point of origin, pre-arrival PCR test, Covid-19 vaccinations, and transit/flight plans.
CHCC and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force are reminding the general public that masks in public places are still necessary and are urging more residents to get vaccinated. More vaccination sites are open. The Covid-19 vaccines are available to uninsured residents. Vaccine recipients do not have to pay for vaccination.
To register for Covid-19 vaccinations, visit www.vaccinatecnmi.com or call 682-SHOT (7468). Currently, 56% of the eligible population of the CNMI is fully vaccinated, and 70% of 18-year-olds and older have completed their first dose.
For more information about the CNMI’s Covid-19 response or quarantine protocols, call the Covid-19 Infoline at 287-0046/0489/1089 or email travel@vaccinatecnmi.com
