The United States will reopen its land border to fully vaccinated travellers on November 8th

The U.S. has kept its shared land border with Canada closed to non-essential travel since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020. For the first time in 19 months, the U.S. is set to welcome back travellers by land and passenger ferry — as long as they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

To be considered fully vaccinated, travellers must have all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization, which include Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca and its Indian-made counterpart, Covishield. The U.S. will also accept any combination of these vaccines, such as a mix of AstraZeneca and Moderna.

Children under 18 years of age will be exempt from the vaccination requirement

When returning to Canada, recreational travellers must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before their return flight or planned arrival at the land border. Even those fully vaccinated need to show proof of a negative molecular COVID-19 test upon returning to Canada. Ottawa is facing pressure to drop that requirement.

Canada will only accept a molecular test — such as a PCR test — which can cost hundreds of dollars.

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