Canada will open Its borders to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens on August 9, with the rest of the world allowed in on September 7, waiving the 14-day quarantine requirement, according to the Associated Press.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the U.S. will not yet reciprocate. But Canadians can fly into the U.S. with a negative Covid-19 test.
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, whose district includes Buffalo and Niagara Falls, said the U.S. has “neglected to give reopening the northern border the serious attention it deserves, and there is no excuse.”
Canada leads G20 countries in vaccination rates, with 80 percent of eligible Canadians receiving the first dose and little more than half fully vaccinated
“This weekend, we even passed the U.S. in terms of fully vaccinated people,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “Thanks to the rising vaccination rates and declining Covid-19 cases, we are able to move forward with adjusted border measures.”
Canadian officials would have liked 75 percent of eligible Canadian residents to be fully vaccinated before loosening restrictions for tourists and business travelers.
