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Last Updated Wednesday, July 7, 2021 4:49PM EDT The top public health official in Ontario s Niagara Region says he wants the U.S.-Canada border to stay closed until the fall even as local business leaders and politicians call for the opposite to support the area s tourism-reliant economy. Dr. Mustafa Hirji said the risk of reopening the border this summer is too great, especially with the more transmissible Delta variant spreading in parts of the midwestern U.S. “I think opening the border would put us at particular risk,” Hirji said in a recent interview. Hirji noted that Canada has been fairly successful at controlling the spread of the variant compared to other jurisdictions, and lifting border measures too early could reverse that progress. The variant has caused reopening setbacks and infection surges even in highly vaccinated countries like the U.K. and Israel.
“I think opening the border would put us at particular risk,” Hirji said in a recent interview.
Hirji noted that Canada has been fairly successful at controlling the spread of the variant compared to other jurisdictions, and lifting border measures too early could reverse that progress. The variant has caused reopening setbacks and infection surges even in highly vaccinated countries like the U.K. and Israel.
Mutual travel restrictions between Canada and the U.S. are currently due to expire July 21. The rules, that make exceptions for trade, essential workers and international students, have been extended several times during the pandemic.
Six people injected with saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine at Ontario clinic in June
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The Canadian Press A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru clinic at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, May 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg More than 200 people are being contacted to repeat their COVID-19 vaccinations because some who attended an immunization clinic in the Niagara region were injected with a saline solution instead of the shot. Niagara Region Public Health said Tuesday that six people were injected with the harmless saline substance on June 16 at a clinic in Port Colborne, Ont. An end-of-day audit found six administered doses had not been accounted for and an additional vial of a saline diluent had been used. The diluent is meant to be mixed with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine concentrate and while not harmful, it doesn t protect against COVID-19.
Published Tuesday, July 6, 2021 1:39PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, July 6, 2021 6:38PM EDT More than 200 people are being contacted to repeat their COVID-19 vaccinations because some who attended an immunization clinic in the Niagara region were injected with a saline solution instead of the shot. Niagara Region Public Health said Tuesday that six people were injected with the harmless saline substance on June 16 at a clinic in Port Colborne, Ont. An end-of-day audit found six administered doses had not been accounted for and an additional vial of a saline diluent had been used. The diluent is meant to be mixed with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine concentrate and while not harmful, it doesn t protect against COVID-19.