The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the announcement on Friday evening, October 15, ending a week full of outcomes after 19 months of land borders being closed.
People who have received “any combination” of two doses of a vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) “will be considered fully vaccinated.” , the agency said in a statement. This news will delight thousands of Canadians who received Astra Zeneca in the first dose and Moderna in the second, for the most part.
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“Although the CDC has not recommended mixing vaccine types in a primary series, we recognize that this is increasingly common in other countries and therefore should be accepted for interpretation of immunization records. “
The new rules will take effect on November 8, both at land borders and for people arriving from a number of overseas countries from which travel to the United States has been banned since March 2020.
The United States will not require future visitors to take a COVID-19 test before departure, unlike Canada which requires travelers to show proof of a recent negative test.
The November 8 start date comes three full months after Canada initially began allowing fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents to cross its border in August.
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