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Canada to Require Vaccines for Air Travelers, Federal Staff
- ‘We need to regain public confidence in travel,’ minister says
- Airlines endorse move for staff; WestJet calls for testing
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government said it will make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for airline and rail passengers, transportation workers and federal employees, in one of its final announcements before the start of a Canadian election campaign.
Government officials said Friday the plan is to require government staff to be inoculated by early fall. Workers and passengers on airlines, railways and cruise ships will need to have proof of vaccination by the end of October.