Incentivizing Canadians to receive both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by providing greater freedoms and less restrictions to those who are fully vaccinated is a good way to ensure a safe border reopening, according to infectious disease expert Dr. Abdu Sharkawy.
EDMONTON -- As pressure mounts on the Canadian government to reopen the land border with the U.S., experts say incentivizing Canadians to become fully vaccinated by providing greater freedoms and less restrictions to those who are is a good place to start.
Sharkawy pointed to Manitoba’s strategy of issuing an immunization card to fully vaccinated residents as an example of what could work across the country.without having to self-isolate for two weeks after they return if they've been fully vaccinated, and not have to self-isolate if deemed a close contact of a COVID-19 case.
The current non-essential travel restrictions with the U.S. have been in place since March, 2020 and are set to expire on June 21. The provision exempts the flow of trade and commerce, but American politicians are calling for the border to fully reopen by July 4.anyone coming to Canada would need to be fully vaccinated
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