Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines | Global News

Some Canadians are frustrated after cruise lines in the United States issued policies stating they do not recognize mixing-and-matching of COVID-19 vaccines as being fully vaccinated. Thousands of Canadians heeded the call to mix-and-match their doses as the country faced vaccine supply issues. That call was bolstered when the National Advisory Committee on Immunization not only said mixing-and-matching was acceptable but recommended it when the first dose was a viral vector vaccine, like AstraZeneca. Read full story here: Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines…

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Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

Nicole Hunt thought she was just making small talk with the next person in line when she asked whether he’d been vaccinated. But she soon found she’d run afoul of the shifting social mores surrounding this prickly question. Hunt said she and the stranger were waiting for ice cream when they started commiserating over how ready they were to be done with COVID-19 restrictions. Read full story here: Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

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Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

As a steadily rising number of fully vaccinated Canadians emerge from hiding to test the gradual return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about those who, for whatever reason, haven’t had a shot? Striking the proper balance between public health and personal freedom, and figuring out whether one must be relinquished to protect the other, will become increasingly key as the country reopens. Read full story here: Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

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