The office of New York congressman Brian Higgins says the United States won't be requiring fully vaccinated travellers to produce a negative COVID-19 test to cross the land border with Canada.
A spokesperson for Higgins says the agency is expected to release additional details in the next few days before the U.S. relaxes its border restrictions Nov. 8.
As of Nov. 8, fully vaccinated travellers who are flying to the U.S. for non-essential purposes will have to show proof of vaccination before boarding, as well as the results of a negative test that's no more than 72 hours old. He says the $200 test remains a significant deterrent to travel and a drag on the economic recovery in border communities.
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