Canadian health official says country’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage likely to impact border reopening

Canada’s deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said on Thursday that the potential reopening of the Canadian border to people being able to enter the country from abroad is likely to not just rely on the COVID-19 vaccine status of people wanting to come in but also on where the pandemic situation is nationwide. He said one question to pose will be whether health officials feel Canadians are well protected and referenced the previous 75 per cent goal of “two-dose coverage.”