Posted on 02/17/2022 5:49:29 PM PST by xp38
OTTAWA — Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines and medical devices into Canada to combat the pandemic are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements at the border, a government order says.
The exemption is due to the “urgent public health necessity” of the supplies they are transporting, Health Canada states.
The government has given exemptions from testing and quarantine rules for certain people crossing the border into Canada to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
They include unvaccinated and vaccinated people invited by the health minister to help with the COVID-19 “response.”
A spokeswoman for Health Canada said in a statement that this exemption requires a ministerial invitation and had been “rarely used.” She said it had been used, for example, to help with the supply of ventilators.
The exemption is one of a number set out in an order-in-council published last month that outlines decisions made by cabinet, such as regulations or appointments.
Drivers dropping off students on either side of the U.S.-Canada border at a college, school or university are also exempt from quarantine and testing requirements, the order says.
The order makes clear that unvaccinated truckers are not exempt from the testing and quarantine requirement in other circumstances. They must obtain a pre-arrival COVID-19 test, quarantine and undergo COVID-19 molecular testing in Canada.
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What if they ride with a vaccinated mannequin?
Is the blowup auto pilot exempt from getting its vaccine or do they have to wait for the pill version? I bet Otto would be upset.
Apparently the virus knows when it can strike and when it cannot strike.
Much like it has to wait until you finish eating and get up from the table and put on your mask. Then you’re fair game again.
Vaccines are essential…food is not.
I’m sure they can also bring anything the self appointed Washington elite (and their butt kissing tech and media friends) wants or desires as well
Ugh, I read that wrong. Although wouldn’t surprise me if applied in reverse
It’s not a “vaccine.”
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