Canada to drop COVID tests for vaccinated visitors, but US still requires them

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Canada to drop COVID tests for vaccinated visitors, but US still requires them
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Canada will no longer require a pre-arrival COVID-19 test for vaccinated travelers as of April 1 at airports and land border crossings.

A line of vehicles waits to enter Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash. a pre-arrival COVID-19 test for vaccinated travelers as of April 1 at airports and land border crossings.

A senior government official confirmed the change Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorization to speak publicly ahead of the announcement this week. Last month, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced that travelers coming to Canada would be able to present a negative rapid-antigen test at the border as an alternative to a more costly molecular test.

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