COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Canadian truck drivers in North Dakota border has been high in the two weeks it has been offered, according to the North Dakota Department of Health.
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Trucks are lined up at the vaccination rest stop in Drayton, N.D. for Canadian truckers. (North Dakota Department of Health)
More than 100 Manitoba truckers have taken advantage of a deal with North Dakota to get their COVID-19 vaccines at a one-of-a-kind rest stop just south of the border.
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More than 100 Manitoba truckers have taken advantage of a deal with North Dakota to get their COVID-19 vaccines at a one-of-a-kind rest stop just south of the border.
North Dakota s Department of Health said 62 Manitobans were vaccinated on opening day, Wednesday. Another 74 had been vaccinated by Thursday afternoon with more scheduled to get the shot in the evening.
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Manitoba truck drivers crossing the border between Manitoba and North Dakota on Interstate 29 will now have access to the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in North Dakota starting today. (File)
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Sometime today, Manitoba truck drivers who transport goods across the border into North Dakota will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine south of the border, thanks to a deal made between that state and the province that was announced yesterday.
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Thousands of Manitoba truckers crossing the border into the United States will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in North Dakota as part of an agreement between the provincial and state governments.
Premier Brian Pallister said the arrangement, which he touted as the first of its kind in North America, will ensure that a critical group of workers gets protected against the virus while the province copes with a persistent vaccine shortage in Canada.
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0 67 2 minutes read North Dakota plans to vaccinate up to 4,000 Canadian truckers from Manitoba who frequently travel through the state. (Photo: North Dakota Department of Transportation)
Canadian cross-border truckers based in Manitoba will be able to get COVID-19 vaccines for free in North Dakota starting Wednesday under a joint program with the province and state in the first effort of its kind by governments in the U.S. and Canada.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced a vaccination initiative on Tuesday. It comes as the rate of COVID-19 infections in Canada outpaces that of the U.S. for the first time during the pandemic, while its vaccine rollout continues to lag considerably.