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Canada must correct its border management to avoid a fourth wave of Covid-19

Canada's international borders will be the front line against the importation of variants of the coronavirus. As researchers in global health, we compared the effectiveness of cross-border measures internationally as part of the Pandemics and Borders Project. At this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have concluded that it is urgent to fill the gaps in border management in order to avoid the resurgence of the virus in the fall of 2021.

The travel quarantine rules are changing for vaccinated Canadians

Starting July 5th fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will no longer be required to quarantine when returning from international travel. SFU Public Health Professor Kelley Lee discusses the new rules.

Standardizing a vaccine passport for a post-pandemic world

Are you hoping to travel and take in everything your destination has to offer? That may depend on what vaccine you had, and where you're planning to go. We discuss the tricky business of standardizing a vaccine passport for a post-pandemic world with Dr. Gerald Evans, infectious disease specialist at Queen's University, and Prof. Kelley Lee, Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance at Simon Fraser University.

Fully vaccinated Canadians to be exempt from post-travel COVID-19 quarantine restrictions starting July 5

New travel rules will likely lead to more COVID-19 cases, experts warn

As restrictions loosen for fully vaccinated travelers coming in and out of Canada, more cases of COVID-19 will be imported, experts say, though getting more Canadians vaccinated will reduce the chances of significant outbreaks.

Anticipation Builds for US-Canada Border to Reopen

A formal announcement on the reopening of the 8,891-kilometer U.S.-Canada border could come any day. The border has been closed to all nonessential travel since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.