Canadian Provinces Team With North Dakota to Vaccinate Cross-Border Truckers
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallster and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burnum (on screen). (Manitoba Government via YouTube)
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Leaders from North Dakota and two Canadian provinces have reached agreements to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to Canada-based truckers who cross the border to deliver goods.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced the Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative on April 20. Burgum and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced April 27 that they signed a memorandum of understanding to vaccinate essential workers who transport goods across the border. North Dakota’s northern border spans portions of both provinces.
Saskatchewan Premier Outlines Reopening Plan – May 4, 2021
At a news conference in Regina, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe outlines his government’s three-step plan to gradually lift public health measures in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each step of the plan is based on the percentage of residents who have been vaccinated, the availability of vaccines, and timing between steps. Based on the current pace of vaccinations, the province estimates it could enter Step 1 in the last week of May.
Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer of health, also take part in the briefing via videoconference. (no interpretation)
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