Test requirements for travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Canadian border need to be re-examined, particularly for short trips, says the country's top doctor.
On Friday the Canadian Border Services Agency reiterated the testing requirements for vaccinated travellers entering Canada in advance of the border with the United States reopening next week.“Just to reassure everybody … we are looking at that quite carefully,” she told a briefing Friday.
“Even if we were going to require tests from these travellers, a test taken in Canada, before the trip even starts, would not be helpful.” The COVID-19 border measures are governed by an order-in-council that is set to expire on Nov. 21, so Canadian officials will need to decide whether to renew, change or do away with them altogether.
“It would simply drive up costs for people travelling without providing any added security at all for Canadians.” “It seems crazy,” he acknowledged, “but they're trying to line up the fact that you need to test to get into Canada … It's not as crazy as it seems.”
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