Posted on Apr 21, 2021
North Dakota offers free Covid-19 vaccinations for Canadian truckers
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The US state North Dakota is helping out its northern neighbours by offering vaccines to truck drivers crossing the border from Canada's Manitoba province.
This first cross-border vaccination programme between the two countries comes as Canada continues to lag far behind in its vaccination efforts.
Between 2,000 and 4,000 Manitoba truck drivers, who are considered essential workers, are expected to take part.
The scheme may expand to include energy workers who travel often to the US.
Since March 2020, the US-Canada land border has been closed to all non-essential travel. But the transport of goods between the two countries - which share one of the world's largest trade partnerships - has continued.
The US and Canada exchange close to $2bn (C$2.5bn/£1.4bn) in goods and services every day.
This first cross-border vaccination programme between the two countries comes as Canada continues to lag far behind in its vaccination efforts.
Between 2,000 and 4,000 Manitoba truck drivers, who are considered essential workers, are expected to take part.
The scheme may expand to include energy workers who travel often to the US.
Since March 2020, the US-Canada land border has been closed to all non-essential travel. But the transport of goods between the two countries - which share one of the world's largest trade partnerships - has continued.
The US and Canada exchange close to $2bn (C$2.5bn/£1.4bn) in goods and services every day.
North Dakota offers free Covid-19 vaccinations for Canadian truckers
Posted from bbc.com
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I can say without a doubt the only traffic between the US and Canada is trucks. The road to the border was very busy and most farmers avoided pulling machinery on it. Now, you might see 1 or 2 trucks in the 5 mile stretch . Glad to see the Burgum do this as it does protect us as well as the truckers.
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