U.S. to require COVID vaccines for essential workers crossing bordersThe U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico had been closed to non-essential travel for 20 months because of COVID-19 concernsWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing Thursday it is requiring that non-U.S. essential workers such as truck drivers and nurses who are crossing land borders be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, effective Saturday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentThe Biden administration first announced in October that effective Nov. 8 it would again allow non-essential foreign visitors to travel from Canada and Mexico into the U.S. across land borders if they were vaccinated. Try refreshing your browser, or U.S. to require COVID vaccines for essential workers crossing borders Back to videoThe U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico had been closed to non-essential travel for 20 months because of COVID-19 concerns. DHS is announcing on Thursday it is extending those requirements to essential workers who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Source: National Post January 22, 2022 06:26 UTC