Travel Are travel bans worth it? They could slow the spread of omicron but they have repercussions, experts say November 30, 2021Nina Mandell and Bailey Schulz, USA TODAYComments Off on Are travel bans worth it? They could slow the spread of omicron but they have repercussions, experts say Experts who spoke to USA TODAY agreed that travel bans could help buy time to build a response to the new variant, but they wouldn't stop the spread.