Some Miami airport travelers will be asked to swab. What to know about the health check – Sun Sentinel

Some travelers flying into Miami from other countries are being asked to do a nose swab to test for COVID variants and other contagious viruses as part of a nationwide effort to track new and emerging infectious diseases.

Nose-swabbing began Tuesday at Miami International Airport as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s traveler-based genomic surveillance program. Seven other major airports have the program, including in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Nose-swabbing is also coming to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

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