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U.S. Downgrades Mexico Travel Advisories From Highest Level

The United States has downgraded its travel advisories for Mexico, which rose to the highest level during the pandemic. It’s among dozens of countries that have seen warnings lowered.

Mexico has been dropped down from Level 4 to Level 3 on both the State Department and CDC’s travel advisories.

It’s one of  more than 60 countriesremoved from CDC’s highest risk level — which advises all travelers to avoid visits. Now at Level 3, it warns that only people who have been fully vaccinated should travel to those destinations.

The State Department is also advising U.S. travelers to r econsider travel to Mexico now instead of a blanket do not travel, because of factors including both the pandemic and crime.

The department still cautions against all travel to five of Mexico’s 32 states because of crime and kidnapping.

Kendal Blust was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2018 to 2023.