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= NEWS ‘WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVELLING TO THE U.S. S THE U.S. LAND BORDER WILL REOPEN TO NON-ESSENTIAL = TRAVELLERS IN NOVEMBER, WITH SOME CAVEATS z MEGAN DELAIRE rs mdelaire@toronto.com ~~ For the first time since March = 2020, the United States land and = sea borders will reopen to Cana- & dians crossing for non-essential @ travel on Nov. 8 — with condi- F tions necessitated by COVID-19. le the U.S. has allowed lei- sure travellers from Canada to fly into the country throughout the pandemic, both countries closed their shared land and sea borders tonon-essential travel at the start of the pandemic and the Public Health agency of Canada contin- ues to advise against con essen- tae international trave limit the risk ‘of visitors mm Canetia contributing to the oe of COVID-19 across the border, US. Department Homeland Security has estab- lished a set of rules that will take effect for travellers entering by air, land and sea when the latter two borders open for non-essen- tial travel on Nov. 8. Here's what we know. MANDATORY VACCINATION, NEGATIVE TESTING Currently, all airline passen- gers two years and older entering the U.S. must proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three calendar days of departure, re- gardless of their vaccination sta- tus, or else they must show docu- mentation of having ered. from COVID-19 three months of boarding 4 a flight into the US. Currently, People entering. the US. via land and sea bo! not need to eee a Teeutive PCR test, and the U.S. Depart: ment of Homeland Security has not said whether this will change once the land and sea borders re- open to leisure travellers. Starting in November, all in- ternational travellers entering the U.S. — whether by land, air or sea — will need to show pre ty has not specified which forms of proof of vaccination it will ac- cept. Travellers are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after completing the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine. As always, travellers attempting to cross the border must carry basic travel documents including a val- id passport. APPROVED VACCINES The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said it will recognize vac- cines cuthorieed by US. regula- tors or the World Health Organi- zation (WHO), including any combination of approved two- dose vaccines. This is good news for recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccil its twin, Covishield, produced in India. While not ap- proved for use in the US., those Metroland file photo Beginning on Nov. 8, fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to travel across the land border into the U.S. vaccines are authorized by the World Health Organization. Other vaccines approved by ei- ther the CDC or the WHO prelude Moderna and Pfizer's mRNA va‘ cines, Johnson & Johnson's dans sen viral vector vaccine and Sin pharm and Sinovac's inactivated whole virus vaccines. MASKING MANDATES IN THE U.S. Thereisno blanket face cover- ing mandate in the US. Rather, states and some major cities have set their own rules around face coverings. Some states require people to wear face coverings indoors re- gardless of their vaccination sta- tus, while others only require un- vaccinated people to wear masks indoors. Some states have lifted lates, while others ap apoly them only to high- risk or congregate settings, such as hospitals, prisons, health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters or on public ‘ansit. RE-ENTRY INTO CANADA Anyone entering Canada from the US., including returning Ca- nadians, must provide proof of a negative molecular COVID-19 test, ‘Such as a PCR test, taken in 72 hours of departure. The rule willalso apply to eople making ‘ips into from Canada, though the te ment will accept tests completed in Canada if they fall within the 72-hour Period. C and Americans are advised fer to travel if they have been recently exposed to some- one with diagnosed COVID-19 or are sick with any symptoms of COVID-19, regardless of vaccina- tion status. TORONTO STAR. Md SHEE OWN APIECE OF HISTORY Frorn the pages and halls of some of Ontario's biggest newspapers, comes unique pieces of history up for auction in support of The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, including ICONIC FRONT PAGES | ORIGINAL | HATTON ST aOR HECORD — Thestanter ALMOST theifp.ca IAM ec: Sa i>] To bid on these and other one-of-a-kind keepsakes, visit: toronto.togetherlocal.ca 100% of auction proceeds go to The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund OO) LIMITED-TIME OFFER! 60% OFF WEEKEND HOME DELIVERY NOW $2.99" a week for 12 months SUBSCRIBE ONLINE: tsoffers.ca/deal/CNWKGIFT Sone @metroland SUPPLIED BY OR CALL: 416-367-4500 and | quote code CNWKGIFT io] sets ssrerat goa hero egh cre Sunroncocnodportotoensl enon ‘term vl be charged back forthe value of